COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sawgrass vs Atlantic Beach
PLACE A
Sawgrass, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Atlantic Beach, South Carolina
Sawgrass is 944% larger than Atlantic Beach. Sawgrass earns more, with a median household income $89,000 higher. Sawgrass has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -42%).
SAWGRASSATLANTIC BEACHDIFFERENCE
Total population4,929472+944% vs Atlantic Beach
Population density1,6292,914−1,284
Population growth10.3%-41.6%+52.0 pts
Median age58.541.5+17.0
Male48.3%48.1%+0.2 pts
Female51.7%51.9%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born12.2%23.2%−11.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.0%26.2%+59.8 pts
Black1.3%60.3%−59.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.9%11.8%−6.9 pts
Asian2.2%0.0%+2.2 pts
Other5.6%1.7%+3.9 pts
Median household income$122,500$33,500+$89,000
Per capita income$93,454$22,551+$70,903
Poverty rate7.8%29.5%−21.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5170.391+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher64.1%21.1%+43.1 pts
Graduate degree27.3%7.6%+19.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%6.3%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation49.5%64.3%−14.8 pts
Median home value$888,500$385,000+$503,500
Median gross rent$1,951$1,083+$868
Owner-occupied85.9%23.3%+62.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.3%55.7%−27.4 pts
Rent-burdened households49.2%83.1%−33.9 pts
Average commute19.918.2+1.6
Worked from home26.4%5.3%+21.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Uninsured0.9%35.4%−34.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024