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Folly Beach, SC

958 Population
12.5 square miles 76.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

62.7 ±1.7 Median age
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 38.1 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in South Carolina: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$78,174 ±$23,700 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $46,863 ±$1,044
  • more than double the amount in South Carolina: $37,993 ±$303
$97,813 ±$46,866 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $82,272 ±$1,253
  • about 1.5 times the amount in South Carolina: $66,818 ±$504

8.8% ±8.6% (84  ±86) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 11.2% 89,836 (±0.6% / ±4,555)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 14.2% 719,720 (±0.3% / ±14,294)

28.5 minutes ±24 (9,015  ±4,729) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 27.4 9,777,660 (±0.3 / ±151,882)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 54,950,328 (±0.1 / ±402,424)

Families

504 ±130 Number of households
  • the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 327,420 ±2,029
  • South Carolina: 2,070,390 ±5,976
1.9 ±0.2 (958  ±269) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 2.5 801,368 (±0 / ±193)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 2.5 5,074,803

10.8% ±18.8% (8  ±15) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 5.7% † 11,376 (±0.6% / ±1,174)
  • about double the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 63,936 (±0.2% / ±2,298)

Housing

2,066 ±252 Number of housing units
  • the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 370,246 ±285
  • South Carolina: 2,401,638 ±448

$951,200 ±$166,030 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $345,400 ±$3,597
  • more than double the amount in South Carolina: $236,700 ±$1,344

9.2% ±8.9% (87  ±88.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 14.9% 120,035 (±0.6% / ±4,919.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 13.1% 675,719 (±0.2% / ±11,203.9)

Social

96.4% ±34.5% (888  ±200.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 91.9% 524,563 (±1.1% / ±6,507.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 89.6% 3,234,677 (±0.4% / ±15,380.7)
60.5% ±23.3% (557  ±149.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 40% 227,969 (±0.7% / ±4,135.3)
  • nearly double the rate in South Carolina: 31.5% 1,136,208 (±0.3% / ±9,349.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

12.7% ±7% (118  ±73) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 10.2% 64,226 (±0.3% / ±1,968)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 8.5% 344,530 (±0.1% / ±4,290)
118 Total veterans ±73 107 Male ±74 11 Female ±16

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