Abbeville is a very small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 4,859 people and three associated neighborhoods, Abbeville is the 79th largest community in South Carolina.

A relatively large number of people in Abbeville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.72% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 terms of college education, the citizens of Abbeville rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.35% of adults 25 and older in Abbeville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Abbeville in 2018 was $32,207, 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 $128,828 for a family of four. However, Abbeville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Abbeville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Abbeville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Abbeville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Abbeville include English, African, Scots-Irish, German, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Abbeville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.