Cheraw is a somewhat small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 4,985 people and five associated neighborhoods, Cheraw is the 78th largest community in South Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Cheraw is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 49.31% of the Cheraw workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Cheraw is a town of production and manufacturing workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cheraw who work in community and social services (6.88%), office and administrative support (6.46%), and healthcare suport services (6.40%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Cheraw spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.25 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be. Cheraw is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Cheraw are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.80% of adults in Cheraw having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Cheraw in 2022 was $26,958, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,832 for a family of four. However, Cheraw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cheraw also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.77% of its population below the federal poverty line.Cheraw is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cheraw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cheraw residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Cheraw include English, German, Irish, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Cheraw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
