Bamberg is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 2,985 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bamberg is the 107th largest community in South Carolina.Bamberg is a blue-collar town, with 41.33% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Bamberg is a town of transportation and shipping workers, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bamberg who work in office and administrative support (9.30%), sales jobs (8.81%), and business and financial occupations (8.52%). The overall education level of Bamberg is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.05% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Bamberg in 2022 was $20,474, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,896 for a family of four. However, Bamberg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bamberg also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.86% of its population below the federal poverty line.Bamberg is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bamberg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bamberg residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Bamberg include English, German, Scottish, British, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Bamberg is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Spanish.
