Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Beech Island is worth considering.
One downside of living in Beech Island, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.93 minutes every day commuting to work.
Beech Island 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 percentage of people in Beech Island with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.36% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Beech Island in 2022 was $18,412, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,648 for a family of four.
Beech Island is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Beech Island home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Beech Island residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Beech Island include Irish, German, English, Scots-Irish, and Romanian.
The most common language spoken in Beech Island is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
