Shell Point is home to 1,439 people in South Carolina. At a median age of 53.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 1,417 fewer people here than in 2000. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. The poverty rate is 3.1%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,630, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 76%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Shell Point
What changed most since 1990
Median age29.1 → 53.2(+24.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population2,772 → 1,439(−48%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate12.0% → 3.1%(−8.9 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)11.6%(45)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.5%(126)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.5%(200)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.2%(20)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.2%(20)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 388 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
Shell Point, decade by decade
Shell Point 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
2,772
$76,238
$178,805
12.7%
39.4
2000
2,856
$72,788
$166,499
16.9%
50.1
2010
2,336
$69,530
$247,722
11.1%
61.0
2020
2,281
$84,303
$219,985
21.7%
68.8
2024
1,439
$81,630
$293,300
27.2%
35.1
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.
