Summerville is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 51,884 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, Summerville is the seventh largest community in South Carolina. Summerville has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Summerville, where the median household income is $78,621.00. Summerville real estate is some of the most expensive in South Carolina, although Summerville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns, Summerville isn鈥檛 mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Summerville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Summerville is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Summerville who work in office and administrative support (14.42%), management occupations (11.88%), and sales jobs (9.02%). Also of interest is that Summerville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.20% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Summerville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.07 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The overall education level of Summerville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.68% of adults in Summerville have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Summerville in 2022 was $39,271, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $157,084 for a family of four. However, Summerville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Summerville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Summerville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Summerville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Summerville include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Summerville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.