Beech Island is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,421 people and four associated neighborhoods, Beech Island is the 166th largest community in South Carolina.When you are in Beech Island, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 59.83% of Beech Island’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Beech Island is a town of production and manufacturing workers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Beech Island who work in office and administrative support (17.70%), healthcare suport services (7.58%), and farm management occupations (4.49%). Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Beech Island is worth considering. One downside of living in Beech Island, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.93 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, Beech Island does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Beech Island with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.36% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Beech Island in 2022 was $18,412, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,648 for a family of four. Beech Island is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Beech Island home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Beech Island residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Beech Island include Irish, German, English, Scots-Irish, and Romanian. The most common language spoken in Beech Island is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
