CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Isle of Palms

South Carolina · 3,682 residents · 4.44 sq mi

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Isle of Palms is home to 3,682 people in South Carolina. That is roughly 82% ahead of the South Carolina median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 43% of adults have a four-year degree. The median age is 40.4, about 7 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $157,300. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

43% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 51%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,682

−20%vs 2000

vs 4,583 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.4

−10%vs 2000

vs 44.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.44 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.6%(171)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(237)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145%(183)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(208)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(179)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.9%(476)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4420%(735)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415.5%(572)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.7%(468)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(343)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.4%(88)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(22)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$47,702

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,170 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$25,421

−43%vs 2000

vs $44,221 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.1%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$157,300

−51%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $420,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$639

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,169 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.3%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.7% in 2000

21.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(4,458)

Black0.3%(16)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(55)

Asian0.5%(24)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(3,671)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(11)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.3%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.2%(9)

Spaniard0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0%(1)

Ancestry

English29.3%(1,280)

Irish15.1%(660)

American13.5%(587)

German9.4%(409)

Italian3.7%(162)

French3.3%(144)

Scottish3.2%(139)

Turkish2.9%(125)

Polish2.3%(102)

Russian2.1%(93)

Greek1.2%(54)

Welsh1.1%(47)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.9%(41)

Dutch0.8%(36)

Norwegian0.6%(26)

French Canadian0.6%(24)

Swiss0.5%(23)

Lithuanian0.5%(20)

British0.4%(16)

Arab0.3%(14)

Lebanese0.3%(14)

Canadian0.2%(8)

Romanian0.2%(8)

Swedish0.2%(8)

Austrian0.2%(7)

Armenian0.1%(6)

Hungarian0.1%(5)

Czech0.1%(3)

Slovak0.1%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

42.7%

−16.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

92.0%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

16.6%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.6 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 16.7 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 married12.8%(253)

Married72.5%(1,439)

Widowed2.8%(56)

Divorced11.9%(236)

Women 15+

Never married11.4%(216)

Married72.2%(1,364)

Widowed11.1%(209)

Divorced5.2%(99)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.1%

−6.1 ptssince 2013

from 7.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.3%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 60.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

28.7%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

34.5%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 30.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

3.6%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 6.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

86.7%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 83.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 36.8% 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)1.5%(6)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.6%(103)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.6%(151)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.2%(37)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 402 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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