COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ridgeway vs Eden
PLACE A
Ridgeway, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Eden, South Dakota
Ridgeway is 179% larger than Eden. Eden earns more, with a median household income $205,894 higher. Eden has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -17%).
RIDGEWAYEDENDIFFERENCE
Total population25491+179% vs Eden
Population density524591−67
Population growth-16.6%5.6%−22.2 pts
Median age55.953.8+2.1
Male47.1%44.3%+2.8 pts
Female52.9%55.7%−2.8 pts
Foreign-born0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.7%96.4%−26.6 pts
Black27.6%0.0%+27.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%0.0%+2.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Median household income$44,107$250,001−$205,894
Per capita income$33,126$134,267−$101,141
Poverty rate32.6%1.4%+31.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5500.416+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%43.6%−19.5 pts
Graduate degree11.3%4.3%+7.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%0.0%+3.6 pts
Labor force participation59.9%79.3%−19.4 pts
Median home value$169,800$1,562,500−$1,392,700
Median gross rent$635$775−$140
Owner-occupied62.8%87.2%−24.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.5%23.9%+3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households66.7%18.2%+48.5 pts
Average commute24.98.6+16.3
Worked from home9.7%0.8%+8.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.4%5.9%+2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025