Blenheim is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 111 people and just one neighborhood, Blenheim is the 287th largest community in South Carolina.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Blenheim is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 44.83% of the Blenheim workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Blenheim is a town of production and manufacturing workers, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Blenheim who work in management occupations (20.69%), law enforcement and fire fighting (17.24%), and office and administrative support (10.34%).
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Blenheim has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Blenheim a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Blenheim, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.53 minutes every day commuting to work.
Blenheim is a very car-oriented town. 100.00% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Blenheim is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Blenheim has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
As is often the case in a small town, Blenheim doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The overall education level of Blenheim is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.08% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Blenheim in 2022 was $36,517, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $146,068 for a family of four. However, Blenheim contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Blenheim also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.33% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Blenheim is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Blenheim home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Blenheim residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Blenheim include African, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander.
The most common language spoken in Blenheim is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 47.0% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 98.0% of American neighborhoods.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 97.9% of all neighborhoods in America, with 40.9% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
In addition, this neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 16 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 95.6% of America.
Our research reveals that 90.5% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 96.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Blenheim are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 87.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 42.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 90.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 47.0% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 24.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.2%), and 11.7% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 100.0% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Blenheim, SC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (14.6%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (6.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (3.0%), and some of the residents are also of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (2.8%), along with some African ancestry residents (2.8%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (90.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (5.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.