Burton vs Port Royal

A side-by-side comparison of Burton and Port Royal: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Port Royal has the higher population (15,047 vs 7,132 in Burton). Port Royal has the higher median household income ($70,330 vs $57,315 in Burton). Port Royal has the higher median home value ($298,000 vs $198,300 in Burton).

Population, income & housing

	Burton	Port Royal
Population	7,132	15,047
Median age	31.8 yrs	25.8 yrs
Median household income	$57,315	$70,330
Median home value	$198,300	$298,000
Median gross rent	$1,281	$1,606
Housing units	2,956	5,080
Homeownership rate	51.3%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burton	Port Royal
Population	9,097 → 7,132 (-21.6%)	12,770 → 15,047 (+17.8%)
Median household income	$54,012 → $57,315 (+6.1%)	$49,797 → $70,330 (+41.2%)
Median home value	$131,200 → $198,300 (+51.1%)	$233,300 → $298,000 (+27.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,067 → $1,281 (+20.1%)	$1,220 → $1,606 (+31.6%)

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

Port Royal

Population

12,77015,047

Median household income

$49,797$70,330

Median home value

$233,300$298,000

Median gross rent

$1,220$1,606

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burton	Port Royal
Under 5	9.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	15.7%	11.2%
18 to 24	13.9%	30.6%
25 to 34	14.3%	17.8%
35 to 44	8.9%	8.5%
45 to 54	12.1%	7.7%
55 to 64	12.8%	6.9%
65 to 74	8.7%	6.9%
75 and over	4.0%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burton	Port Royal
White (non-Hispanic)	39.6%	57.9%
Black or African American	38.3%	17.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.6%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	15.8%	17.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burton	Port Royal
No high school diploma	11.1%	5.0%
High school graduate	41.4%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	18.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burton	Port Royal
Drove alone	86.5%	66.4%
Carpooled	4.6%	15.0%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	9.2%
Other means	0.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burton	Port Royal
1-unit, detached	53.4%	41.3%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	12.6%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	22.2%
20 or more units	2.1%	13.0%
Mobile home & other	36.9%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Burton	Port Royal
Poverty rate	10.6%	10.6%
Average household size	2.74	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	26	14
Median year structure built	1988	2008