For a small town, Bamberg has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Bamberg exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
In terms of college education, Bamberg is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.17% of adults 25 and older in Bamberg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bamberg in 2018 was $20,707, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,828 for a family of four. However, Bamberg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bamberg also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.67% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Bamberg is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bamberg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bamberg residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Bamberg include English, German, Scottish, African, and Yugoslavian.
The most common language spoken in Bamberg is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Spanish.
