Saluda is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 3,139 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Saluda is the 139th largest community in South Carolina.

Saluda is a blue-collar town, with 50.3% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Saluda is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Saluda who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.57%), sales jobs (6.21%), and teaching (4.89%).

Saluda is a very car-oriented town. 96.81% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Saluda is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Saluda has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Saluda is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Saluda Information and Demographics

The citizens of Saluda are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 12.76% of adults in Saluda have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Saluda in 2000 was $13,032, 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 $52,128 for a family of four.

Saluda is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Saluda home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Saluda is White, followed by African-American. Saluda also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.01% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Saluda include German, English, and Irish.

Saluda also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.02%.

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