Burton vs Shell Point

A side-by-side comparison of Burton and Shell Point: population, income, housing, and more.

Burton and Shell Point 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 2,005 in Shell Point). Shell Point has the higher median household income ($65,840 vs $57,315 in Burton). Shell Point has the higher median home value ($233,600 vs $198,300 in Burton).

Population, income & housing

	Burton	Shell Point
Population	7,132	2,005
Median age	31.8 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,315	$65,840
Median home value	$198,300	$233,600
Median gross rent	$1,281	$1,185
Housing units	2,956	892
Homeownership rate	51.3%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burton	Shell Point
Population	9,097 → 7,132 (-21.6%)	2,842 → 2,005 (-29.5%)
Median household income	$54,012 → $57,315 (+6.1%)	$64,928 → $65,840 (+1.4%)
Median home value	$131,200 → $198,300 (+51.1%)	$176,700 → $233,600 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,067 → $1,281 (+20.1%)	$931 → $1,185 (+27.3%)

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

Shell Point

Population

2,8422,005

Median household income

$64,928$65,840

Median home value

$176,700$233,600

Median gross rent

$931$1,185

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burton	Shell Point
Under 5	9.6%	7.4%
5 to 17	15.7%	16.3%
18 to 24	13.9%	8.9%
25 to 34	14.3%	11.8%
35 to 44	8.9%	6.3%
45 to 54	12.1%	15.6%
55 to 64	12.8%	10.9%
65 to 74	8.7%	9.4%
75 and over	4.0%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burton	Shell Point
White (non-Hispanic)	39.6%	80.7%
Black or African American	38.3%	13.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	15.8%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burton	Shell Point
No high school diploma	11.1%	3.7%
High school graduate	41.4%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burton	Shell Point
Drove alone	86.5%	83.5%
Carpooled	4.6%	10.7%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	5.8%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burton	Shell Point
1-unit, detached	53.4%	56.7%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	36.9%	35.8%

Poverty & households

	Burton	Shell Point
Poverty rate	10.6%	4.4%
Average household size	2.74	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1988	1988