Pawleys Island is home to 170 people in South Carolina. At a median age of 68.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 88% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $1,694,400. Owners hold 98% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 77% more than in South Carolina as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $122,500, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 68.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
88% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 57%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pawleys Island
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree44.6% → 88.0%(+43.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$570,016 → $1,694,400(+197%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate3.4% → 21.8%(+18.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)15%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45%(9)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 20 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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Over time
Pawleys Island, decade by decade
Pawleys Island population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
176
$75,669
$570,016
44.6%
0.0
2000
138
$94,660
$1,081,699
54.7%
18.5
2010
103
$139,182
$1,438,572+
79.8%
4.8
2020
130
$165,140
$1,450,083
81.7%
9.4
2024
170
$122,500
$1,694,400
88.0%
2.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
