Rock Hill is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 75,349 people and 27 associated neighborhoods, Rock Hill is the fifth largest community in South Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Rock Hill was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Rock Hill economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Rock Hill, where the median household income is $60,807.00.
Rock Hill real estate is some of the most expensive in South Carolina, although Rock Hill house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Rock Hill has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Rock Hill telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.06% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 thing that you will notice about Rock Hill is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Rock Hill a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.
The overall education level of Rock Hill citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.19% of adults in Rock Hill have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Rock Hill in 2018 was $34,480, 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 $137,920 for a family of four. However, Rock Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rock Hill is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rock Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rock Hill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rock Hill include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Rock Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.