Kershaw is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,905 people and three associated neighborhoods, Kershaw is the 151st largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Kershaw is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kershaw is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kershaw who work in management occupations (10.68%), office and administrative support (9.57%), and community and social services (7.23%). One downside of living in Kershaw, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.24 minutes every day commuting to work. Kershaw 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.In terms of college education, the citizens of Kershaw rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.60% of adults 25 and older in Kershaw have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Kershaw in 2022 was $27,968, 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 $111,872 for a family of four. However, Kershaw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kershaw is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kershaw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kershaw residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kershaw include Irish, English, Scots-Irish, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Kershaw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
