Ridgeville is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,234 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ridgeville is the 152nd largest community in South Carolina.Ridgeville is a blue-collar town, with 48.35% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Ridgeville is a town of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ridgeville who work in maintenance occupations (9.34%), food service (8.24%), and healthcare suport services (6.04%). Of important note, Ridgeville is also a town of artists. Ridgeville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Ridgeville’s character. Ridgeville’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. 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, Ridgeville is worth considering. One downside of living in Ridgeville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ridgeville, the average commute to work is 31.17 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Ridgeville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Ridgeville ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 4.30% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Ridgeville in 2022 was $9,135, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $36,540 for a family of four. However, Ridgeville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ridgeville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ridgeville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ridgeville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Ridgeville include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Ridgeville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
