Summerville is a medium-sized town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 28,269 people and ten constituent neighborhoods, Summerville is the 12th largest community in South Carolina.

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 sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Summerville who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.29%), sales jobs (11.32%), and management occupations (10.34%).

For most residents of Summerville, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 97.4% of people in Summerville drive alone to work on most days, making Summerville a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Summerville's landscape.

Summerville Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Summerville is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 26.68% of adults in Summerville have a college degree.

The per capita income in Summerville in 2000 was $20,103, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,412 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Summerville is English.