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Dalzell, SC

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Overview


Dalzell is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 3,175 people and just one neighborhood, Dalzell is the 105th largest community in South Carolina.

Occupations and Workforce

Dalzell is a blue-collar town, with 41.65% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Dalzell is a town of professionals, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dalzell who work in office and administrative support (11.35%), healthcare (10.10%), and food service (6.59%).

There are many members of the armed forces living in Dalzell. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

Setting & Lifestyle

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!) Dalzell 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. Dalzell has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Dalzell than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Dalzell may be for you.

As is often the case in a small town, Dalzell doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The citizens of Dalzell have a very low rate of college education: just 8.94% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in Dalzell in 2018 was $25,007, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,028 for a family of four. However, Dalzell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Occupations

The neighborhood stands out nationally for having a greater proportion of its residents active in the military than 99.4% of other U.S. neighborhoods. If you come here, you will notice military people active in their jobs, going to and from work, and in plain clothes out and about the neighborhood.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Dalzell are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 47.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 19.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 67.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 39.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 22.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (21.6%), and 16.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 91.7% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (6.3%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Dalzell, SC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (8.0%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (7.6%), and residents who report Mexican roots (7.6%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (6.1%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (3.5%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (50.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (80.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (14.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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