Because of many things, Piedmont is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Piedmont really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Piedmont perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
The city 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, Piedmont has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Piedmont a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Being a small city, Piedmont does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Piedmont citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.34% of adults 25 and older in Piedmont have a college degree.
The per capita income in Piedmont in 2022 was $29,833, which is lower middle income relative to South Dakota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $119,332 for a family of four. However, Piedmont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Piedmont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Piedmont residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Piedmont include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, and French.
The most common language spoken in Piedmont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
