It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Bonneau has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Bonneau has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Bonneau than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Bonneau may be for you.

In Bonneau, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.46 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Bonneau 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 Bonneau, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.69% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

The education level of Bonneau citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.47% of adults 25 and older in Bonneau have a college degree.

The per capita income in Bonneau in 2018 was $12,337, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $49,348 for a family of four. However, Bonneau contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bonneau also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 53.36% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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

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