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!) Piedmont 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. Piedmont has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Piedmont than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Piedmont may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Piedmont doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Piedmont is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.91% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Piedmont in 2022 was $33,118, 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 $132,472 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. Important ancestries of people in Piedmont include English, German, Irish, Scandinavian, and Greek.
The most common language spoken in Piedmont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
