Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Cowpens is worth considering.
As is often the case in a small town, Cowpens doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Cowpens is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.86% of adults 25 and older in Cowpens have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Cowpens in 2022 was $29,632, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,528 for a family of four. However, Cowpens contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cowpens also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.00% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Cowpens is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cowpens home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cowpens residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Cowpens also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.62% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cowpens include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Egyptian.
The most common language spoken in Cowpens is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
