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.
As is often the case in a small town, Cheraw doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Cheraw are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.02% of adults in Cheraw having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
