Allendale is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 2,496 people and two associated neighborhoods, Allendale is the 116th largest community in South Carolina.

Of important note, Allendale is also a town of artists. Allendale has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Allendale’s character.

Being a small town, Allendale does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Allendale who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.12% of the adults in Allendale have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Allendale in 2022 was $17,670, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $70,680 for a family of four. However, Allendale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Allendale also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 45.11% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Allendale is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Allendale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Allendale residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Allendale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.60% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Allendale include Celtic, Belgian, English, Eastern European, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Allendale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.