Seneca is a somewhat small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 8,979 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Seneca is the 54th largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Seneca is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Seneca is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Seneca who work in office and administrative support (10.79%), sales jobs (9.27%), and food service (9.09%). The population of Seneca overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Seneca, 24.97% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Seneca in 2022 was $30,963, 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 $123,852 for a family of four. However, Seneca contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Seneca is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Seneca home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Seneca residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Seneca include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Greek. The most common language spoken in Seneca is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
