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James Island, SC

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Overview


James Island is a somewhat small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 11,762 people and just one neighborhood, James Island is the 43rd largest community in South Carolina.

James Island home prices are not only among the most expensive in South Carolina, but James Island real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Occupations and Workforce

James Island is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.30% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, James Island is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in James Island who work in healthcare (13.43%), management occupations (11.51%), and teaching (9.27%).

A relatively large number of people in James Island telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.08% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

James Island is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, James Island’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in James Island. 51.08% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in James Island in 2018 was $46,843, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $187,372 for a family of four.

James Island is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call James Island home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of James Island residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in James Island include English, Irish, German, European, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in James Island is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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People

According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, is among the best neighborhoods for families in South Carolina. In fact, this neighborhood is more family-friendly than 95.2% of neighborhoods in the entire state of South Carolina. Its combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes gives this area the look and feel of a "Leave It to Beaver" episode. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a strong sense of community. In addition, the high number of college-educated parents influences the academic success of the local schools. Overall, you will find all of the amenities a family needs to thrive in the neighborhood. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for highly educated executives, urban sophisticates and active retirees.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more British ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.4% of this neighborhood's residents have British ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in James Island are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 77.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 78.9% of America's neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 56.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 23.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (12.9%), and 7.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.4% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.1%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in James Island, SC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (13.8%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (11.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.7%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (8.3%), along with some British ancestry residents (3.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (50.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (66.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (11.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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