Moncks Corner is a medium-sized town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 16,621 people and six associated neighborhoods, Moncks Corner is the 37th largest community in South Carolina. Moncks Corner has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Moncks Corner, where the median household income is $91,516.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Moncks Corner is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Moncks Corner is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Moncks Corner who work in management occupations (12.91%), sales jobs (9.46%), and office and administrative support (7.92%). Also of interest is that Moncks Corner has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Moncks Corner is also a town of artists. Moncks Corner has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Moncks Corner’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.32% 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. Moncks Corner 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 education level of Moncks Corner citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.50% of adults in Moncks Corner have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Moncks Corner in 2022 was $35,947, 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 $143,788 for a family of four. However, Moncks Corner contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Moncks Corner is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Moncks Corner home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Moncks Corner residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Moncks Corner include Irish, English, German, Welsh, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Moncks Corner is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
