COMPARING TWO PLACES
Shell Point vs Beaufort
PLACE A
Shell Point, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Beaufort, South Carolina
Shell Point is 91% smaller than Beaufort. Shell Point earns more, with a median household income $20,410 higher. Beaufort has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -2%).
SHELL POINTBEAUFORTDIFFERENCE
Total population1,43915,775−91% vs Beaufort
Population density359646−287
Population growth-2.4%10.1%−12.4 pts
Median age53.232.2+21.0
Male53.9%52.8%+1.1 pts
Female46.1%47.2%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born3.3%3.9%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.2%62.6%+21.6 pts
Black9.4%26.0%−16.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.2%7.4%−3.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other2.2%3.2%−0.9 pts
Median household income$81,630$61,220+$20,410
Per capita income$45,130$39,044+$6,086
Poverty rate3.1%12.5%−9.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3020.455−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%39.6%−12.4 pts
Graduate degree12.0%14.6%−2.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%3.6%+2.7 pts
Labor force participation53.5%70.5%−17.0 pts
Median home value$293,300$345,400−$52,100
Median gross rent$1,188$1,212−$24
Owner-occupied79.0%61.5%+17.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.8%15.5%−5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households25.2%58.6%−33.4 pts
Average commute19.918.3+1.5
Worked from home10.3%8.0%+2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured4.4%7.5%−3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024