Because of many things, Chapin is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Chapin a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Chapin has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Chapin’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One downside of living in Chapin is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Chapin, the average commute to work is 30.60 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
In terms of college education, Chapin is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.02% of adults in Chapin have a college degree.
The per capita income in Chapin in 2018 was $35,205, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,820 for a family of four. However, Chapin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Chapin is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chapin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chapin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chapin include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Chapin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
