Hopkins is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 2,514 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hopkins is the 118th largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hopkins is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hopkins is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Hopkins who work in office and administrative support (16.46%), healthcare (12.23%), and sales jobs (11.38%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.95% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hopkins has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hopkins has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hopkins than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hopkins may be for you. One downside of living in Hopkins, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.73 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Despite the fact that it is a small town, Hopkins has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly taxis - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the town for affordable transportation.The percentage of adults in Hopkins who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.62% of the adults in Hopkins have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Hopkins in 2022 was $29,284, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,136 for a family of four. However, Hopkins contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hopkins is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hopkins home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hopkins residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Hopkins include English, African, Italian, Irish, and German. The most common language spoken in Hopkins is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
