COMPARING TWO PLACES
Shell Point vs Port Royal
PLACE A
Shell Point, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Port Royal, Pennsylvania
Shell Point is 81% larger than Port Royal. Shell Point earns more, with a median household income $13,505 higher. Shell Point has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -13%).
SHELL POINTPORT ROYALDIFFERENCE
Total population1,439797+81% vs Port Royal
Population density3591,324−965
Population growth-2.4%-12.8%+10.4 pts
Median age53.243.2+10.0
Male53.9%43.1%+10.7 pts
Female46.1%56.9%−10.7 pts
Foreign-born3.3%4.1%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.2%93.4%−9.2 pts
Black9.4%0.0%+9.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.2%6.2%−2.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other2.2%0.0%+2.2 pts
Median household income$81,630$68,125+$13,505
Per capita income$45,130$34,149+$10,981
Poverty rate3.1%6.5%−3.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3020.374−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%8.0%+19.2 pts
Graduate degree12.0%3.7%+8.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%0.9%+5.5 pts
Labor force participation53.5%69.8%−16.3 pts
Median home value$293,300$155,000+$138,300
Median gross rent$1,188$671+$517
Owner-occupied79.0%60.5%+18.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.8%18.9%−9.1 pts
Rent-burdened households25.2%24.4%+0.8 pts
Average commute19.926.6−6.7
Worked from home10.3%5.5%+4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.4%3.8%+0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024