Mauldin is a medium-sized city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 26,918 people and four associated neighborhoods, Mauldin is the 19th largest community in South Carolina. Mauldin real estate is some of the most expensive in South Carolina, although Mauldin house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mauldin is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mauldin is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mauldin who work in management occupations (10.64%), healthcare (10.35%), and office and administrative support (9.58%). Also of interest is that Mauldin has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.46% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The population of Mauldin is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.58% of adults in Mauldin have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Mauldin in 2022 was $40,582, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,328 for a family of four. However, Mauldin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mauldin is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mauldin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mauldin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Mauldin also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.88% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mauldin include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Mauldin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
