Tega Cay is a somewhat small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 13,689 people and two associated neighborhoods, Tega Cay is the 39th largest community in South Carolina. Tega Cay 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 Tega Cay, where the median household income is $140,172.00. Tega Cay home prices are not only among the most expensive in South Carolina, but Tega Cay real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Tega Cay is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.53% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Tega Cay is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tega Cay who work in management occupations (23.14%), business and financial occupations (10.97%), and sales jobs (10.68%). Also of interest is that Tega Cay 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: 21.55% 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. In addition, Tega Cay is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre. Because of many things, Tega Cay is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Tega Cay really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Tega Cay perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Tega Cay, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.81 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Tega Cay. 66.77% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Tega Cay in 2022 was $62,042, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $248,168 for a family of four. Tega Cay is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tega Cay home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tega Cay residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Tega Cay also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.89% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tega Cay include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Tega Cay is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
