Patrick is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 272 people and two associated neighborhoods, Patrick is the 256th largest community in South Carolina.
A relatively large number of people in Patrick telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.44% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Patrick has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Patrick a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Patrick 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.
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.