Hollywood is a somewhat small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 5,445 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hollywood is the 74th largest community in South Carolina. Hollywood 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 Hollywood, where the median household income is $77,191.00. Hollywood real estate is some of the most expensive in South Carolina, although Hollywood house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hollywood is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hollywood is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hollywood who work in management occupations (14.00%), office and administrative support (13.34%), and maintenance occupations (8.22%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.70% 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hollywood has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hollywood a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Hollywood is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hollywood, the average commute to work is 36.61 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Hollywood does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Hollywood is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.00% of adults in Hollywood have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Hollywood in 2022 was $44,857, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $179,428 for a family of four. However, Hollywood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hollywood is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hollywood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hollywood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hollywood include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Hollywood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
