About Cottageville

Cottageville is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 706 people and just one neighborhood, Cottageville is the 225th largest community in South Carolina.

When you are in Cottageville, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.4% of Cottageville's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Cottageville is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cottageville who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.83%), sales jobs (10.73%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (7.57%).

In Cottageville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 41.17 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Cottageville is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Cottageville, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.71% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

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

Cottageville Information and Demographics

Cottageville ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 6.79% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Cottageville in 2000 was $16,765, which is middle income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $67,060 for a family of four.

The people who call Cottageville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Cottageville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cottageville include German, Irish, French, Italian, and English.

The most common language spoken in Cottageville is English.