Williamston is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 4,219 people and five associated neighborhoods, Williamston is the 88th largest community in South Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Williamston is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.02% of the Williamston workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Williamston is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Williamston who work in sales jobs (12.10%), food service (8.31%), and office and administrative support (7.47%). Being a small town, Williamston does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Williamston is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.43% of adults 25 and older in Williamston have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Williamston in 2022 was $29,123, 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 $116,492 for a family of four. However, Williamston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Williamston is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Williamston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Williamston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Williamston include English, Irish, German, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Williamston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
