Kingstree is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 3,104 people and four associated neighborhoods, Kingstree is the 102nd largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some towns, Kingstree isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Kingstree are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kingstree is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Kingstree who work in office and administrative support (18.14%), sales jobs (8.73%), and legal occupations (8.15%). Also of interest is that Kingstree has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.67% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Despite the fact that it is a small town, Kingstree has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the town for affordable transportation.The overall education level of Kingstree is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.60% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Kingstree in 2022 was $32,436, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,744 for a family of four. However, Kingstree contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kingstree is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kingstree home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kingstree residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Kingstree include Irish, Scots-Irish, German, African, and English. The most common language spoken in Kingstree is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Langs. of India.
