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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.06 minutes every day commuting to work.
Ridgeville 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 Ridgeville, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.49% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
As is often the case in a small town, Ridgeville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Ridgeville ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.70% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Ridgeville in 2022 was $9,809, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $39,236 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, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Ridgeville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
