Ridgeland

Population: 3,756
Median household income: $71,023
Median home value: $209,900

Ridgeland is a community in Jasper County, South Carolina, home to 3,756 residents. The median household income of $71,023 is above the Jasper County median ($63,503).

From 2019 to 2023, Ridgeland's population declined 4.0% from 3,911 to 3,756, while its median home value rose 29.3% from $162,300 to $209,900.

Owners occupy 55.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,756
Median age: 32.9 yrs
Median household income: $71,023
Median home value: $209,900
Median gross rent: $927
Housing units: 1,064
Homeownership rate: 55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,9113,756

Median household income

$31,991$71,023

Median home value

$162,300$209,900

Median gross rent

$798$927

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,911	$31,991	$162,300	$798
2020	3,903	$35,962	$159,500	$641
2021	3,664	$44,257	$172,300	$780
2022	3,737	$55,729	$206,300	$665
2023	3,756	$71,023	$209,900	$927

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 2413.3%

25 to 3418.0%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 744.5%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	182	4.8%
5 to 17	611	16.3%
18 to 24	500	13.3%
25 to 34	675	18.0%
35 to 44	609	16.2%
45 to 54	445	11.8%
55 to 64	379	10.1%
65 to 74	168	4.5%
75 and over	187	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,103	29.4%
Black or African American	1,756	46.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.3%
Asian	14	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.2%
Two or more races	125	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	741	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.6%

High school graduate46.2%

Some college or associate's22.0%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	532	21.6%
High school graduate	1,137	46.2%
Some college or associate's	541	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	182	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	71	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone73.8%

Carpooled24.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,053	73.8%
Carpooled	347	24.3%
Public transit	4	0.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	1.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	367	26.1%
15 to 29 min	279	19.9%
30 to 44 min	337	24.0%
45 to 59 min	309	22.0%
60+ min	112	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.98
Poverty rate: 20.8% (578 of 2,779)

	Count	Share
Family households	717	77.4%
Nonfamily households	209	22.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	926	87.0%
Vacant	138	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	514	55.5%
Renter-occupied	412	44.5%

1-unit, detached57.3%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units11.0%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other20.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	610	57.3%
1-unit, attached	20	1.9%
2 to 4 units	65	6.1%
5 to 19 units	117	11.0%
20 or more units	30	2.8%
Mobile home & other	222	20.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4560280
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 48 sq mi
Water area: 0.47 sq mi
Center point: 32.4688, -80.9211