About Chappells

Chappells is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 943 people and just one neighborhood, Chappells is the 212nd largest community in South Carolina.

Chappells is a blue-collar town, with 48.3% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Chappells is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Chappells who work in office and administrative support jobs (10.15%), sales jobs (8.66%), and management occupations (3.71%).

One downside of living in Chappells is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Chappells, the average commute to work is 32.21 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Chappells is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Chappells isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Chappells doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Chappells Information and Demographics

The education level of Chappells citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 14.57% of adults 25 and older in Chappells have a college degree.

The per capita income in Chappells in 2000 was $18,249, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $72,996 for a family of four.

Chappells is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chappells home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Chappells is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chappells include German, English, Scotch-Irish, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Chappells is English. Some people also speak Spanish.