Hemingway is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 472 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hemingway is the 229th largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hemingway is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hemingway is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hemingway who work in teaching (21.43%), office and administrative support (14.94%), and sales jobs (11.04%). In Hemingway, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.47 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Hemingway doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Hemingway citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.73% of adults in Hemingway have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Hemingway in 2022 was $26,541, 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 $106,164 for a family of four. However, Hemingway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hemingway is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hemingway home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hemingway residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hemingway include Irish, Belizean, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Hemingway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
