Allendale is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Allendale is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.92% of adults 25 and older in Allendale have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Allendale in 2022 was $17,054, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $68,216 for a family of four. However, Allendale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Allendale also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 42.76% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Allendale is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Allendale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Allendale residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Allendale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.39% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Allendale include Celtic, Belgian, Eastern European, English, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian.
The most common language spoken in Allendale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
