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Ridge Spring CCD, Saluda County, SC

2,960 Population
85.7 square miles 34.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±3.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Saluda County: 42.6 ±0.8
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,494 ±$4,379 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Saluda County: $30,409 ±$1,808
  • about three-quarters of the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$55,458 ±$10,256 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Saluda County: $51,009 † ±$5,886
  • about 80 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

21.7% ±6.2% (642  ±198) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Saluda County: 18.7% † 3,540 (±2.9% / ±546)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.1 minutes ±2.7 (32,975  ±6,754) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Saluda County: 28.5 217,080 (±1.8 / ±18,639)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,093 ±137 Number of households
  • Saluda County: 7,670 ±217
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.5 (2,844  ±338) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Saluda County: 2.5 18,796 (±0.1 / ±12)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.7% ±4.6% (31  ±31) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Saluda County: 7.3% † 271 (±3.6% / ±135)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,456 ±155 Number of housing units
  • Saluda County: 9,543 ±25
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$82,000 ±$23,218 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Saluda County: $146,500 † ±$18,473
  • about one-third of the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.4% ±6.2% (277  ±183.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Saluda County: 11.6% † 2,189 (±2.8% / ±527.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

79.4% ±4.7% (1,560  ±216.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Saluda County: 84.1% 11,295 (±4.9% / ±667.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
20.2% ±5.3% (396  ±115.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Saluda County: 20.4% † 2,743 (±2.5% / ±337.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.4% ±3.2% (131  ±95) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Saluda County: 7.3% 1,393
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.8% ±2.4% (109  ±56) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Saluda County: 6.9% † 1,033 (±1.6% / ±233)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
109 Total veterans ±56 85 Male ±51 24 Female ±27

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