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 very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Wedgefield isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.36% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
As is often the case in a small town, Wedgefield doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Wedgefield is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.04% of adults 25 and older in the town 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.
