Great Falls is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,927 people and two associated neighborhoods, Great Falls is the 141st largest community in South Carolina.
Of important note, Great Falls is also a town of artists. Great Falls has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Great Falls’s character.
A relatively large number of people in Great Falls telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.82% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
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, Great Falls is worth considering.
One downside of living in Great Falls is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Great Falls, the average commute to work is 31.81 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Great Falls 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.
The citizens of Great Falls have a very low rate of college education: just 9.59% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Great Falls in 2022 was $22,710, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,840 for a family of four. However, Great Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Great Falls also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.49% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Great Falls is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Great Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Great Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Great Falls include English, Irish, German, Dutch, and European.
The most common language spoken in Great Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.