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.Wedgefield is a blue-collar town, with 35.28% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Wedgefield is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wedgefield who work in management occupations (30.46%), sales jobs (13.17%), and maintenance occupations (7.92%). 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. One downside of living in Wedgefield, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.67 minutes every day commuting to work. 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.
