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!) Harleyville 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. Harleyville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Harleyville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Harleyville may be for you.
Harleyville is a very car-oriented town. 97.24% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Harleyville is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Harleyville has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
As is often the case in a small town, Harleyville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Harleyville with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.69% of adults in Harleyville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Harleyville in 2022 was $24,362, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,448 for a family of four. However, Harleyville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Harleyville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.28% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Harleyville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Harleyville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Harleyville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Harleyville include Irish, English, Scottish, German, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Harleyville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
