Summerville is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 51,617 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, Summerville is the seventh largest community in South Carolina. Summerville has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Summerville, where the median household income is $73,712.00. Summerville real estate is some of the most expensive in South Carolina, although Summerville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns, Summerville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Summerville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Summerville is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Summerville who work in office and administrative support (13.93%), management occupations (11.88%), and sales jobs (8.27%). Also of interest is that Summerville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Summerville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.34% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. One downside of living in Summerville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.19 minutes every day commuting to work. In terms of college education, Summerville is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.14% of adults in Summerville have a college degree. The per capita income in Summerville in 2022 was $38,714, 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 $154,856 for a family of four. However, Summerville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Summerville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Summerville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Summerville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Summerville include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Summerville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
