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Hanahan, SC
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Hanahan profile


Living in Hanahan



Hanahan is a medium-sized city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 21,796 people and six associated neighborhoods, Hanahan is the 27th largest community in South Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Hanahan was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Hanahan economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Hanahan, where the median household income is $84,061.00.

Hanahan real estate is some of the most expensive in South Carolina, although Hanahan house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Hanahan 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: 10.12% 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.

The education level of Hanahan citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.00% of adults in Hanahan have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hanahan in 2022 was $39,558, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,232 for a family of four. However, Hanahan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hanahan is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hanahan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hanahan residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hanahan also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.59% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hanahan include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian.

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