Wedgefield is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,507 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wedgefield is the 162nd largest community in South Carolina.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Wedgefield has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Wedgefield has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Wedgefield than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Wedgefield may be for you.
In Wedgefield, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.40 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Wedgefield doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Wedgefield citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.82% of adults in Wedgefield have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Wedgefield in 2022 was $22,116, 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 $88,464 for a family of four.
Wedgefield is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wedgefield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wedgefield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wedgefield include English, German, French, Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Wedgefield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.