Abbeville is a very small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 4,859 people and three associated neighborhoods, Abbeville is the 79th largest community in South Carolina.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.72% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 terms of college education, the citizens of Abbeville rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.35% of adults 25 and older in Abbeville 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 Abbeville in 2022 was $32,207, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,828 for a family of four. However, Abbeville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Abbeville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Abbeville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Abbeville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Abbeville include English, African, Scots-Irish, German, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Abbeville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.