One downside of living in Pickens, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.95 minutes every day commuting to work.
Pickens is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Pickens with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.29% of adults in Pickens have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Pickens in 2022 was $22,948, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,792 for a family of four. However, Pickens contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Pickens is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pickens home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pickens residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pickens include Irish, English, Scots-Irish, German, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Pickens is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
