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!) Santee 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. Santee has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Santee than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Santee may be for you.
The percentage of people in Santee who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.99% of adults in Santee have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Santee in 2018 was $25,483, 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 $101,932 for a family of four. However, Santee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Santee is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Santee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Santee residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Santee include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Santee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Asian languages.
