One downside of living in Pickens, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.95 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small city, Pickens does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Pickens with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.29% of adults in Pickens have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Pickens in 2018 was $22,948, 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 $91,792 for a family of four. However, Pickens contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Pickens is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pickens home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pickens residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pickens include Irish, English, Scots-Irish, German, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Pickens is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
