Burton vs Fripp Island

A side-by-side comparison of Burton and Fripp Island: population, income, housing, and more.

Burton and Fripp Island are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Burton has the higher population (7,132 vs 753 in Fripp Island). Fripp Island has the higher median household income ($101,731 vs $57,315 in Burton). Fripp Island has the higher median home value ($605,800 vs $198,300 in Burton).

Population, income & housing

	Burton	Fripp Island
Population	7,132	753
Median age	31.8 yrs	65.8 yrs
Median household income	$57,315	$101,731
Median home value	$198,300	$605,800
Median gross rent	$1,281	—
Housing units	2,956	1,560
Homeownership rate	51.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	57.3%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burton	Fripp Island
Population	9,097 → 7,132 (-21.6%)	848 → 753 (-11.2%)
Median household income	$54,012 → $57,315 (+6.1%)	$95,795 → $101,731 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$131,200 → $198,300 (+51.1%)	$520,300 → $605,800 (+16.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,067 → $1,281 (+20.1%)	—

Burton

Population

9,0977,132

Median household income

$54,012$57,315

Median home value

$131,200$198,300

Median gross rent

$1,067$1,281

Fripp Island

Population

848753

Median household income

$95,795$101,731

Median home value

$520,300$605,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burton	Fripp Island
Under 5	9.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	13.9%	4.2%
25 to 34	14.3%	0.5%
35 to 44	8.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.1%	4.0%
55 to 64	12.8%	34.5%
65 to 74	8.7%	38.0%
75 and over	4.0%	18.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burton	Fripp Island
White (non-Hispanic)	39.6%	93.6%
Black or African American	38.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	15.8%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burton	Fripp Island
No high school diploma	11.1%	0.6%
High school graduate	41.4%	15.5%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	30.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burton	Fripp Island
Drove alone	86.5%	71.8%
Carpooled	4.6%	2.7%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	20.6%
Other means	0.5%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burton	Fripp Island
1-unit, detached	53.4%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	3.7%
20 or more units	2.1%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	36.9%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Burton	Fripp Island
Poverty rate	10.6%	0.5%
Average household size	2.74	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1988	1993