Patrick is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 272 people and two associated neighborhoods, Patrick is the 256th largest community in South Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Patrick is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 63.29% of the Patrick workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Patrick is a town of transportation and shipping workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Patrick who work in healthcare (13.29%), community and social services (8.23%), and sales jobs (6.33%). A relatively large number of people in Patrick telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.44% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 town 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!) Patrick 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. Patrick has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Patrick than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Patrick may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Patrick doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Patrick have a very low rate of college education: just 6.02% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Patrick in 2022 was $18,967, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,868 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 30.40% of its population below the federal poverty line.Patrick is a very 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, German, English, Nigerian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Patrick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
