Denmark is a very small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 3,084 people and two associated neighborhoods, Denmark is the 104th largest community in South Carolina.Denmark is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Denmark is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Denmark who work in food service (16.59%), sales jobs (16.26%), and teaching (9.01%). Denmark is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Denmark area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Denmark maintain a good economy. Denmark, even though it is a small city, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, city who have a need for low-cost transportation.The citizens of Denmark are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.08% of adults in Denmark have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Denmark in 2022 was $15,041, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $60,164 for a family of four. However, Denmark contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Denmark is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Denmark home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Denmark residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Denmark include Liberian, Irish, German, Bahamian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Denmark is English. Other important languages spoken here include Russian and Spanish.
