CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Folly Beach

South Carolina · 1,396 residents · 12.5 sq mi

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Folly Beach is a city of 1,396 people in South Carolina. The median age is 42.1, about 9 years above the US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 33% of adults have a four-year degree. The population has fallen 34% since 2000. The average commute runs 32 minutes. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

33% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 54%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,396

−34%vs 2000

vs 2,116 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.1

+3%vs 2000

vs 41.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

12.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.6%(64)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.8%(53)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.7%(52)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 192.8%(39)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.7%(52)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.4%(243)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.4%(257)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.6%(190)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(120)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7415.4%(215)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.4%(104)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,413

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,935 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,993

−41%vs 2000

vs $30,493 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.0%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$93,900

−54%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $270,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$525

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $821 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.7%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.3% in 2000

42.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(2,027)

Black0.8%(16)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(30)

Asian0.2%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(1,390)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(8)

Asian0.4%(6)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro1.4%(18)

Ancestry

English30.9%(392)

German25.2%(319)

Irish19.7%(249)

American10.6%(134)

Swedish8.8%(112)

Scottish6.8%(86)

Italian4.7%(59)

French4%(51)

Hungarian3.1%(39)

Czech2.9%(37)

Polish2.3%(29)

British2.1%(26)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African1.7%(21)

Arab1.2%(15)

Lebanese1.2%(15)

Danish1.2%(15)

Dutch1%(13)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(10)

Welsh0.8%(10)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

33.2%

−17.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 50.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.9%

−12.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

12.9%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.0 min

+119%vs 2000

vs 14.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married19.2%(118)

Married73.8%(453)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced7%(43)

Women 15+

Never married2.7%(15)

Married80.3%(448)

Widowed5.6%(31)

Divorced11.5%(64)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.0%

−19.4 ptssince 2013

from 19.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.1%

−13.5 ptssince 2020

from 71.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.6%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

37.6%

+19.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.9%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 5.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.0%

−12.0 ptssince 2020

from 91.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.0%

+22.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.9%(12)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40%(44)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 110 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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