Beech Island is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,421 people and four associated neighborhoods, Beech Island is the 166th largest community in South Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Beech Island is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 59.83% of the Beech Island workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Beech Island is a town of production and manufacturing workers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Beech Island who work in office and administrative support (17.70%), healthcare suport services (7.58%), and farm management occupations (4.49%). 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, Beech Island is worth considering. In Beech Island, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.93 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Beech Island does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Beech Island with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.36% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Beech Island in 2022 was $18,412, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,648 for a family of four. Beech Island is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Beech Island home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Beech Island residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Beech Island include Irish, German, English, Scots-Irish, and Romanian. The most common language spoken in Beech Island is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
