Pendleton is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 3,589 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pendleton is the 96th largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some towns, Pendleton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Pendleton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pendleton is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pendleton who work in office and administrative support (15.33%), management occupations (11.65%), and art, media, and design (7.86%). Of important note, Pendleton is also a town of artists. Pendleton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Pendleton’s character. Also of interest is that Pendleton 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: 12.25% 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. Being a small town, Pendleton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.If knowledge is power, Pendleton is a pretty powerful place. 55.92% of the adults in Pendleton have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Pendleton in 2022 was $41,200, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,800 for a family of four. However, Pendleton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pendleton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pendleton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pendleton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pendleton include English, German, Scots-Irish, French, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Pendleton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
