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.
One downside of living in Harleyville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.26 minutes every day commuting to work.
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 people in Harleyville with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.88% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Harleyville in 2022 was $30,309, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,236 for a family of four. However, Harleyville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Harleyville is an extremely 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, German, English, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Harleyville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
