Piedmont is a city of 5,462 people in South Carolina. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The poverty rate is 25.4%, above the 12.5% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $161,900. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. Median rent is $749 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,764, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Piedmont
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate7.7% → 25.4%(+17.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants85.1% → 70.2%(−14.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Black share4.8% → 14.3%(+9.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)7.8%(22)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era58.3%(165)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.8%(22)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 283 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Piedmont, decade by decade
Piedmont population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,057
$68,644
$112,803
7.7%
12.7
2000
4,684
$66,144
$124,966
7.2%
20.5
2010
5,103
$54,013
$121,559
9.9%
28.2
2020
5,411
$62,644
$154,656
13.7%
43.8
2024
5,462
$52,764
$161,900
18.6%
44.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
