Fountain Inn is a somewhat small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 11,758 people and five associated neighborhoods, Fountain Inn is the 47th largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Fountain Inn is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fountain Inn is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fountain Inn who work in management occupations (10.30%), sales jobs (9.30%), and business and financial occupations (8.16%). Also of interest is that Fountain Inn 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 Fountain Inn telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.05% 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. As is often the case in a small city, Fountain Inn doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Fountain Inn citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.37% of adults in Fountain Inn have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Fountain Inn in 2022 was $30,185, 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 $120,740 for a family of four. However, Fountain Inn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fountain Inn is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fountain Inn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fountain Inn residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fountain Inn include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Fountain Inn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
