Elgin is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,612 people and five associated neighborhoods, Elgin is the 154th largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Elgin is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elgin is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elgin who work in office and administrative support (14.17%), management occupations (8.84%), and business and financial occupations (7.28%). Also of interest is that Elgin has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Elgin telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.67% 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. Elgin is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Elgin overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Elgin, 24.48% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Elgin in 2022 was $32,125, 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 $128,500 for a family of four. However, Elgin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Elgin is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Elgin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elgin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elgin include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Elgin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
