Heath Springs is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 832 people and just one neighborhood, Heath Springs is the 205th largest community in South Carolina.
Unlike some towns, Heath Springs isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Heath Springs are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Heath Springs is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Heath Springs who work in food service (12.86%), maintenance occupations (11.43%), and healthcare suport services (11.43%).
One downside of living in Heath Springs, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.60 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Heath Springs doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Heath Springs who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.79% of the adults in Heath Springs have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Heath Springs in 2022 was $26,470, 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 $105,880 for a family of four. However, Heath Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Heath Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Heath Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Heath Springs residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Heath Springs include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Heath Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 38 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 91.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Heath Springs are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 68.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 2.1% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 74.3% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 34.6% 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 28.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (24.6%), and 11.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.2% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.3%).
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 Heath Springs, SC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (8.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (6.7%), and residents who report German roots (6.0%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (3.7%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (1.6%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (46.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (80.4%) 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 (9.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.