Pickens is a very small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 3,392 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Pickens is the 98th largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pickens is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pickens is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pickens who work in sales jobs (14.21%), management occupations (13.79%), and healthcare suport services (7.11%). In Pickens, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.95 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small city, Pickens does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Pickens with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.29% of adults in Pickens have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Pickens in 2022 was $22,948, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,792 for a family of four. However, Pickens contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pickens is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pickens home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pickens residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pickens include Irish, English, Scots-Irish, German, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Pickens is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
