Wedgefield is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,507 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wedgefield is the 162nd largest community in South Carolina.
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, Wedgefield is worth considering.
In Wedgefield, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.67 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Wedgefield is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Wedgefield, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.36% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
Wedgefield 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 Wedgefield who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.04% of adults in Wedgefield have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Wedgefield in 2022 was $25,886, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,544 for a family of four. However, Wedgefield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Wedgefield is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wedgefield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wedgefield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wedgefield include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Wedgefield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.