One of the benefits of Cheraw is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.81 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Cheraw is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Cheraw overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Cheraw, 21.02% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Cheraw in 2022 was $26,499, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,996 for a family of four. However, Cheraw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cheraw also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.44% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Cheraw is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cheraw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cheraw residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Cheraw include English, German, Irish, European, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Cheraw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
