Ridgeville is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,673 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Ridgeville is the 189th largest community in South Carolina.

When you are in Ridgeville, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 46.4% of Ridgeville's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Ridgeville is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ridgeville who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.29%), sales jobs (9.69%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (6.63%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Ridgeville are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in Ridgeville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.38 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small town, Ridgeville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Ridgeville Information and Demographics

The population of Ridgeville has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.80% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Ridgeville in 2000 was $9,186, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $36,744 for a family of four.

Ridgeville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ridgeville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Ridgeville is African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Ridgeville include Irish, German, and English.

The most common language spoken in Ridgeville is English. Some people also speak Spanish.