Williamston is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 4,115 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Williamston is the 88th largest community in South Carolina.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.55% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Williamston 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.
The percentage of adults in Williamston who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.36% of the adults in Williamston have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Williamston in 2018 was $27,491, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,964 for a family of four. However, Williamston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Williamston is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Williamston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Williamston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Williamston include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Williamston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.