Because of many things, Piedmont is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Piedmont really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Piedmont perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Being a small city, Piedmont does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Piedmont who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.43% of the adults in Piedmont have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Piedmont in 2022 was $28,090, which is lower middle income relative to South Dakota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $112,360 for a family of four. However, Piedmont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Piedmont is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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 Native American. Important ancestries of people in Piedmont include German, Irish, European, Norwegian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Piedmont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
