Jenkinsville vs Ridgeway

A side-by-side comparison of Jenkinsville and Ridgeway: population, income, housing, and more.

Jenkinsville and Ridgeway are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ridgeway has the higher population (240 vs 47 in Jenkinsville). Since 2019, Jenkinsville's population has grown faster (-16.1% vs -21.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Jenkinsville	Ridgeway
Population	47	240
Median age	25.6 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$47,143
Median home value	—	$187,500
Median gross rent	—	$671
Housing units	30	170
Homeownership rate	92.9%	58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jenkinsville	Ridgeway
Population	56 → 47 (-16.1%)	307 → 240 (-21.8%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $35,833 (-15.7%)	$39,531 → $47,143 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$91,700 → $78,300 (-14.6%)	$162,500 → $187,500 (+15.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$625 → $671 (+7.4%)

Jenkinsville

Population

5647

Median household income

$42,500$35,833

Median home value

$91,700$78,300

Ridgeway

Population

307240

Median household income

$39,531$47,143

Median home value

$162,500$187,500

Median gross rent

$625$671

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jenkinsville	Ridgeway
Under 5	19.1%	7.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	5.4%
18 to 24	19.1%	6.7%
25 to 34	21.3%	24.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	2.5%
45 to 54	2.1%	7.5%
55 to 64	19.1%	15.4%
65 to 74	14.9%	19.6%
75 and over	4.3%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jenkinsville	Ridgeway
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	66.7%
Black or African American	100.0%	30.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jenkinsville	Ridgeway
No high school diploma	3.4%	23.4%
High school graduate	86.2%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	10.3%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jenkinsville	Ridgeway
Drove alone	100.0%	87.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jenkinsville	Ridgeway
1-unit, detached	50.0%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50.0%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Jenkinsville	Ridgeway
Poverty rate	72.3%	38.8%
Average household size	3.36	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	1993	1972