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Ridgeville, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Ridgeville is a Census town of 1,740 people across 1.80 square miles of land, in Dorchester County. Median household income is $55,637, 76.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ridgeville
What Ridgeville is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.8 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land969
- County holding the largest share of its areaDorchester County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Ridgeville
- Population1,740
- Median age37.7
- Population under 1842 plus or minus 32
- Share under 182.4 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Population 65 and over157 plus or minus 104
- Share 65 and over9.0 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Households199 plus or minus 104
- Family households123 plus or minus 89
- Share of households that are families61.8 percent plus or minus 30.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ridgeville
- Median household income$55,637 plus or minus $14,264
- Per capita income$9,135 plus or minus $2,590
- Civilian labor force187 plus or minus 87
- Employed182 plus or minus 88
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over1,603
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher64.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher4.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.5 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ridgeville
- Housing units217 plus or minus 109
- Occupied units199 plus or minus 104
- Vacant units18 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate8.3 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Owner occupied153 plus or minus 97
- Renter occupied46 plus or minus 32
- Ownership rate76.9 percent plus or minus 27.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$181,800 plus or minus $45,364
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,393 plus or minus $516
- Annual rent as a share of median income30.0 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Single family units155 plus or minus 92
- Share single family71.4 percent plus or minus 22.6
- Units in buildings of two or more6 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more2.8 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Mobile homes56 plus or minus 39
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ridgeville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute177 plus or minus 86
- Commuting under 15 minutes24 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.6 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more106 plus or minus 49
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more59.9 percent plus or minus 40.1
- Drove alone91.8 percent
- Carpooled2.2 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Ridgeville
- NFIP communityTown of Ridgeville
- NFIP community number450071
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/18/17
The Town of Ridgeville does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450071 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Dorchester County, not Ridgeville
Dorchester County context, not Ridgeville figures
- Establishments in Dorchester County2,861
- Covered employment, Dorchester County41,444
- Average annual pay, Dorchester County$53,559
- Housing units permitted, Dorchester County1,192
Every figure in this section is published for Dorchester County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ridgeville.
All Dorchester County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Ridgeville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ridgeville, South Carolina?
1,740, in 199 households. Ridgeville town covers 1.80 square miles of land, which is 969 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ridgeville in?
Dorchester County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Ridgeville?
$55,637. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $181,800. Median gross rent is $1,393 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Ridgeville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Ridgeville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ridgeville, town of, community 450071, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Ridgeville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dorchester County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Ridgeville.
Is zoning published for Ridgeville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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