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, Harleyville is worth considering.
Harleyville is a very car-oriented town. 97.24% 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.
As is often the case in a small town, Harleyville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Harleyville rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.69% of adults 25 and older in Harleyville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Harleyville in 2022 was $24,362, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,448 for a family of four. However, Harleyville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Harleyville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.28% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Harleyville is a somewhat 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, English, Scottish, German, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Harleyville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
