South Point is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 3,679 people and four associated neighborhoods, South Point is the 324th largest community in Ohio.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, South Point is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, South Point is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Point who work in office and administrative support (14.23%), sales jobs (11.07%), and teaching (9.49%). Also of interest is that South Point has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.98% 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. Overall, South Point’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. South Point is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of South Point citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.24% of adults in South Point have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in South Point in 2022 was $41,876, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,504 for a family of four. However, South Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call South Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Point residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in South Point include English, German, Irish, European, and Canadian. The most common language spoken in South Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
