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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Goose Creek, 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 Goose Creek, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Goose Creek’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Goose Creek does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because 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.The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Goose Creek, employing 10.82% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Manufacturing and Retail industries employ 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.75% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
