The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Harleyville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Harleyville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Harleyville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.54 minutes every day commuting to work.
Harleyville is a very car-oriented town. 96.92% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Harleyville is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Harleyville has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Harleyville 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 citizens of Harleyville have a very low rate of college education: just 8.49% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Harleyville in 2022 was $34,726, 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 $138,904 for a family of four. However, Harleyville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Harleyville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Harleyville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Harleyville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Harleyville include Irish, German, English, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Harleyville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
