Galivants Ferry is a somewhat small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 10,005 people and two associated neighborhoods, Galivants Ferry is the 53rd largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Galivants Ferry is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Galivants Ferry is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Galivants Ferry who work in sales jobs (14.27%), office and administrative support (11.57%), and teaching (8.18%). It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Galivants Ferry has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Galivants Ferry has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Galivants Ferry than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Galivants Ferry may be for you. Being a small town, Galivants Ferry does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Galivants Ferry with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.06% of adults in Galivants Ferry have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Galivants Ferry in 2022 was $24,946, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,784 for a family of four. However, Galivants Ferry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Galivants Ferry is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Galivants Ferry home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Galivants Ferry residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Galivants Ferry include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Galivants Ferry is English. Other important languages spoken here include Vietnamese and Spanish.
