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!) Patrick 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. Patrick has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Patrick than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Patrick may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Patrick doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Patrick have a very low rate of college education: just 6.02% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Patrick in 2022 was $18,967, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,868 for a family of four. However, Patrick contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Patrick also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.40% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Patrick is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Patrick home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Patrick residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Patrick include Irish, German, English, Nigerian, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Patrick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
