Darlington is a somewhat small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 6,083 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Darlington is the 70th largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Darlington is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Darlington is a city of service providers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Darlington who work in office and administrative support (10.51%), food service (9.62%), and teaching (7.72%). Being a small city, Darlington does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Darlington who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.13% of the adults in Darlington have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Darlington in 2022 was $33,259, 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 $133,036 for a family of four. However, Darlington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Darlington also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.90% of its population below the federal poverty line.Darlington is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Darlington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Darlington residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Darlington include English, Irish, European, Scottish, and German. The most common language spoken in Darlington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
