Ridgeville ZIP Codes — Dorchester County, SC

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	1,876	17.5%
18 and over	8,817	82.5%
65 and over	1,765	16.5%
Median age	41.3 years

Group	Count	%
White	6,089	53.2%
Black or African American	3,209	28%
Two or more races	872	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	751	6.6%
Other race	325	2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native	188	1.6%
Asian	6	0.1%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	2.3%
$10k–$15k	4.2%
$15k–$25k	10.3%
$25k–$35k	7.5%
$35k–$50k	10.3%
$50k–$75k	22.6%
$75k–$100k	10.7%
$100k–$150k	22.6%
$150k–$200k	6.2%
$200k+	3.1%
Median income	$69,350

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$168,100
Median rent / month	$948
Owner occupied	84.8%
Renter occupied	15.2%
Vacant	13.3%
Single-family detached	57.5%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	41.9%
Median rooms	6.1
Avg household size (owned)	2.83

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	2.2%
2010–2019	12.6%
2000–2009	17.7%
1990–1999	23.2%
1980–1989	12.3%
1970–1979	23.7%
1960–1969	6.1%
1950–1959	0.9%
1940–1949	0.1%
1939 or earlier	1.4%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.1%
1 bedroom	4.3%
2 bedrooms	19.9%
3 bedrooms	49.3%
4 bedrooms	18.8%
5+ bedrooms	7.6%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	4.4%
1 vehicle	25.3%
2 vehicles	38.5%
3 or more	31.8%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	2.1%
Electricity	90.5%
Propane / LP gas	4.7%
Fuel oil	0.1%
Wood	0.6%
No fuel used	0.9%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	1,815	55.9%
Cohabiting couple	174	5.4%
Male householder, no spouse	620	19.1%
Female householder, no spouse	638	19.6%
Households with children under 18	937	28.9%
Households with seniors (65+)	1,134	34.9%
Average household size	2.82

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	46.2%	29.2%
Married	39.1%	51.8%
Separated	0.8%	0.9%
Widowed	3.4%	9.2%
Divorced	10.6%	8.8%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	78.9%
Bachelor's or higher	13.7%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	80	3.8%
Kindergarten	14	0.7%
Elementary school	864	40.8%
High school	816	38.5%
College / grad school	346	16.3%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	24.7%
Service	12.4%
Sales & office	19.2%
Natural resources & construction	21.3%
Production & transportation	22.3%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	83.7%
Government	9.9%
Self-employed	6.4%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	91.4%
Carpool	4.9%
Public transit	0.2%
Walk	0.0%
Other means	0.3%
Avg commute (minutes)	44.2

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	39.6%
Retirement income	30.4%
Supplemental Security	8.6%
Cash public assistance	1.5%
Food stamps / SNAP	10.8%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	41.2%
High cholesterol	34.0%
Heart disease	6.6%
Stroke	3.8%
Asthma	10.4%
Arthritis	26.4%
Kidney disease	3.2%
Pulmonary disease	7.8%
Cancer	5.2%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	18.1%
No physical activity	28.9%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	42.0%
Fair or poor health	19.2%
Poor mental health	15.7%
Poor physical health	12.7%
No health insurance	20.8%
Visited doctor (checkup)	77.3%
Visited dentist	59.2%
Cholesterol screening	87.7%
Teeth loss	20.2%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	882	10.0%

Disability	%
Any disability	19.5%
Under 18	1.1%
18–64 years	17.2%
65 and over	46.9%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	64.4%
Public insurance	40.1%
Uninsured under 19	4.9%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	10,336	96.7%
Spanish	326	3.2%
Other Indo-European	318	3.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander	8	0.1%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	10,117	94.6%
Born in same state	9,822	91.9%
Born in different state	6,682	62.5%
Foreign born	295	2.8%
Naturalized citizen	576	5.4%
Not a US citizen	169	29.3%