Kershaw is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,684 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Kershaw is the 187th largest community in South Carolina.

When you are in Kershaw, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 44.6% of Kershaw's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Kershaw is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kershaw who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.39%), sales jobs (8.66%), and healthcare (7.05%).

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

Kershaw Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Kershaw is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 10.13% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Kershaw in 2000 was $16,370, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $65,480 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Kershaw is English.