Abbeville is a very small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 4,859 people and three associated neighborhoods, Abbeville is the 79th largest community in South Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Abbeville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.67% of the Abbeville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Abbeville is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Abbeville who work in food service (12.49%), office and administrative support (11.96%), and sales jobs (10.74%). A relatively large number of people in Abbeville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.72% 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. The percentage of adults in Abbeville with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.35% of adults in Abbeville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Abbeville in 2022 was $32,207, 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 $128,828 for a family of four. However, Abbeville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Abbeville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Abbeville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Abbeville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Abbeville include English, African, Scots-Irish, German, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Abbeville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
