Ridgeland Town, South Carolina

Ridgeland Town is one of the town of Jasper County, South Carolina, located towards the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. As per the 2000 census, town has a population of 2518 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 2589, It is the 147th largest in terms of population. It has total area of 2.42 sq mi (6.27 kmē), of which, 2.41 square miles (6.24 kmē) of it is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 kmē) of it is water, making it the 217th largest by size in South Carolina.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2518 people, 517 households, and 333 families living in the town. The population density was 1046.6 people per square mile (404.09/kmē), it would be the 104th most densely populated town in the U.S. state of South Carolina. There were 597 housing units at an average density of 247.7 per square mile (95.64/kmē). The average household size was 2.53 persons, and the average family size was 3.02 persons. In the town the population is diverse age-wise, with 14.9% under the age of 18, 16.6% from 18 to 24, 44.5% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 279.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 338.2 males. The median age is 32.7 years, The median age of males and females living in Ridgeland Town was 32.5 and 34.7 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the town was 44.64% White, 49.17% Black or African American, 0.16% American Indian, 0.75% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.6% from two or more races and 4.69% Other races.

Ridgeland town South Carolina Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Ridgeland town South Carolina School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Ridgeland Town South Carolina GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $27679, it is South Carolina's 238th wealthiest town by median household income. The median income for a family in the town was $37647, it is the 192nd wealthiest town in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the town was $7394, it is South Carolina's third poorest town by per capita income. The median income was $13511, Median income for males is $14053, compared with $12303 for females.

In 2000, 657 pupils and students, of which 78.69% are male and 21.31% are female, 26.09% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.11% nursery or pri school, 2.74% kindergarten, 24.05% elementary school, 54.03% high school and 15.07% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census2518
April 2000 Estimate2618
July 2000 Estimate2617
July 2001 Estimate2616
July 2002 Estimate2605
July 2003 Estimate2597
July 2004 Estimate2598
July 2005 Estimate2606
July 2006 Estimate2619
July 2007 Estimate2625
July 2008 Estimate2589
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school111627
Kindergarten81018
Elementary school7979158
High school33619355
College or graduate school831699
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Ridgeland town, South Carolina$27679$37647$7394
Jasper County, South Carolina$30727$36793$14161
South Carolina, United States$37082$44227$18795
United States$41994$50046$21587