Conway is a medium-sized city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 27,346 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Conway is the 18th largest community in South Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Conway, 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 Conway, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Conway’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Conway does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $48,161.00.Conway is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Conway is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Conway who work in sales jobs (14.53%), office and administrative support (10.70%), and food service (10.19%). Also of interest is that Conway has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. In addition, Conway is a college town. There are a lot of students in Conway attending college, and as a result Conway provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. In terms of college education, Conway is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.24% of adults 25 and older in Conway have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Conway in 2022 was $23,818, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,272 for a family of four. However, Conway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Conway is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Conway home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Conway residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Conway include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Conway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
