Chapin is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,908 people and six associated neighborhoods, Chapin is the 148th largest community in South Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Chapin, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Chapin, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Chapin’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Chapin does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $77,632.00.Chapin is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Chapin is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chapin who work in sales jobs (12.01%), management occupations (11.13%), and office and administrative support (10.83%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.51% 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. One downside of living in Chapin is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Chapin, the average commute to work is 31.47 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The education level of Chapin citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.63% of adults in Chapin have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Chapin in 2022 was $36,665, 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 $146,660 for a family of four. However, Chapin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Chapin is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chapin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chapin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chapin include German, English, Scottish, Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Chapin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
