Hardeeville vs Ridgeland

A side-by-side comparison of Hardeeville and Ridgeland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hardeeville has the higher population (9,293 vs 3,756 in Ridgeland). Hardeeville has the higher median household income ($78,233 vs $71,023 in Ridgeland). Hardeeville has the higher median home value ($467,500 vs $209,900 in Ridgeland).

Population, income & housing

	Hardeeville	Ridgeland
Population	9,293	3,756
Median age	61.4 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$78,233	$71,023
Median home value	$467,500	$209,900
Median gross rent	$1,384	$927
Housing units	4,838	1,064
Homeownership rate	75.7%	55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.6%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardeeville	Ridgeland
Population	6,064 → 9,293 (+53.2%)	3,911 → 3,756 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$68,365 → $78,233 (+14.4%)	$31,991 → $71,023 (+122.0%)
Median home value	$336,000 → $467,500 (+39.1%)	$162,300 → $209,900 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,227 → $1,384 (+12.8%)	$798 → $927 (+16.2%)

Hardeeville

Population

6,0649,293

Median household income

$68,365$78,233

Median home value

$336,000$467,500

Median gross rent

$1,227$1,384

Ridgeland

Population

3,9113,756

Median household income

$31,991$71,023

Median home value

$162,300$209,900

Median gross rent

$798$927

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardeeville	Ridgeland
Under 5	5.1%	4.8%
5 to 17	4.2%	16.3%
18 to 24	4.7%	13.3%
25 to 34	11.6%	18.0%
35 to 44	5.0%	16.2%
45 to 54	6.6%	11.8%
55 to 64	23.0%	10.1%
65 to 74	27.0%	4.5%
75 and over	12.8%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardeeville	Ridgeland
White (non-Hispanic)	65.0%	29.4%
Black or African American	11.7%	46.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.8%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardeeville	Ridgeland
No high school diploma	5.5%	21.6%
High school graduate	23.4%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	32.6%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardeeville	Ridgeland
Drove alone	68.7%	73.8%
Carpooled	17.2%	24.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	1.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardeeville	Ridgeland
1-unit, detached	65.9%	57.3%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	12.2%	11.0%
20 or more units	5.3%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	20.9%

Poverty & households

	Hardeeville	Ridgeland
Poverty rate	10.8%	20.8%
Average household size	1.99	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	2013	1997