Hardeeville is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 10,283 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hardeeville is the 62nd largest community in South Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Hardeeville was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Hardeeville economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Hardeeville, where the median household income is $75,948.00.
Hardeeville home prices are not only among the most expensive in South Carolina, but Hardeeville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.83% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hardeeville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hardeeville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hardeeville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hardeeville may be for you.
Hardeeville is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
Being a small city, Hardeeville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Hardeeville is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.61% of adults in Hardeeville have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Hardeeville in 2022 was $47,552, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $190,208 for a family of four. However, Hardeeville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hardeeville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hardeeville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hardeeville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hardeeville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.25% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hardeeville include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Hardeeville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.