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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Moncks Corner, 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 Moncks Corner, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Moncks Corner’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Moncks Corner does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because 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. A relatively large number of people in Moncks Corner telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.32% 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. Being a small town, Moncks Corner does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.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.
