Goose Creek is a medium-sized city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 49,249 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Goose Creek is the eighth largest community in South Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Goose Creek was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Goose Creek economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Goose Creek, where the median household income is $87,437.00. Goose Creek real estate is some of the most expensive in South Carolina, although Goose Creek house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Goose Creek is a military town: the armed forces employs 10.82% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Manufacturing and Retail are important in the local economy and are the city’s largest civilian employers, employing 13.91% and 13.42% of the civilian workforce respectively. Also of interest is that Goose Creek 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 Goose Creek telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.75% 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. In terms of college education, Goose Creek is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.38% of adults in Goose Creek have a college degree. The per capita income in Goose Creek in 2022 was $37,772, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $151,088 for a family of four. However, Goose Creek contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Goose Creek is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Goose Creek home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Goose Creek residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Goose Creek also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.55% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Goose Creek include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Goose Creek is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
