Piedmont is a somewhat small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 5,571 people and six associated neighborhoods, Piedmont is the 73rd largest community in South Carolina.

Also of interest is that Piedmont has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Piedmont telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.99% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Piedmont has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Piedmont a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Being a small town, Piedmont does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Piedmont with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.18% of adults in Piedmont have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Piedmont in 2022 was $31,700, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,800 for a family of four. However, Piedmont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Piedmont is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Piedmont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Piedmont residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Piedmont also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.71% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Piedmont include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Greek.

The most common language spoken in Piedmont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.