Saluda is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 3,056 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Saluda is the 106th largest community in South Carolina.
Being a small town, Saluda does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Saluda are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.48% of adults in Saluda have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Saluda in 2018 was $13,602, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $54,408 for a family of four. Saluda also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 41.90% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Saluda is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Saluda home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Saluda, accounting for 49.48% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Saluda residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Saluda include German, Irish, English, Welsh, and Scottish.
In addition, Saluda has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.52%).
The most common language spoken in Saluda is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.