Moncks Corner is a medium-sized town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 16,621 people and six associated neighborhoods, Moncks Corner is the 37th largest community in South Carolina. Moncks Corner has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Moncks Corner, where the median household income is $91,516.00.
Also of interest is that Moncks Corner has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Of important note, Moncks Corner is also a town of artists. Moncks Corner has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Moncks Corner’s character.
A relatively large number of people in Moncks Corner telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.32% 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.
Being a small town, Moncks Corner does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Moncks Corner is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.50% of adults in Moncks Corner have a college degree.
The per capita income in Moncks Corner in 2022 was $35,947, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,788 for a family of four. However, Moncks Corner contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Moncks Corner is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Moncks Corner home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Moncks Corner residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Moncks Corner include Irish, English, German, Welsh, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Moncks Corner is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.