Bonneau is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 429 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bonneau is the 236th largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some towns, Bonneau isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bonneau are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bonneau is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Bonneau who work in office and administrative support (11.70%), sales jobs (9.57%), and management occupations (9.04%). A relatively large number of people in Bonneau telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.70% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Bonneau has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Bonneau has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Bonneau than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Bonneau may be for you. One downside of living in Bonneau, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 39.23 minutes every day commuting to work. The citizens of Bonneau are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.36% of adults in Bonneau have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Bonneau in 2022 was $29,001, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,004 for a family of four. However, Bonneau contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bonneau also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.49% of its population below the federal poverty line.Bonneau is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bonneau home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bonneau residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bonneau include Irish, English, French, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Bonneau is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
