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.
Patrick ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.56% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Patrick in 2022 was $19,732, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,928 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 33.72% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Patrick is an extremely 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, English, Scots-Irish, German, and Nigerian.
The most common language spoken in Patrick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
