Chapin is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,908 people and six associated neighborhoods, Chapin is the 148th largest community in South Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Chapin was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Chapin economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Chapin, where the median household income is $77,632.00.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.51% 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.

One downside of living in Chapin, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.47 minutes every day commuting to work.

In terms of college education, Chapin is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.63% of adults in Chapin have a college degree.

The per capita income in Chapin in 2022 was $36,665, 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 $146,660 for a family of four. However, Chapin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Chapin is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chapin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chapin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chapin include German, English, Scottish, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Chapin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.