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!) Swansea 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. Swansea has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Swansea than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Swansea may be for you.
One downside of living in Swansea, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.79 minutes every day commuting to work.
Swansea is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Swansea ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 4.55% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Swansea in 2018 was $25,068, 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 $100,272 for a family of four. However, Swansea contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Swansea is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Swansea home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Swansea residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Swansea include African, English, Irish, German, and Eastern European.
The most common language spoken in Swansea is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
