Dale vs Harbor Island

A side-by-side comparison of Dale and Harbor Island: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dale has the higher population (622 vs 310 in Harbor Island). Since 2019, Harbor Island's population has grown faster (-1.9% vs -11.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Dale	Harbor Island
Population	622	310
Median age	66.2 yrs	69.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$100,250
Median home value	—	$284,500
Housing units	256	478
Homeownership rate	100.0%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	80.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dale	Harbor Island
Population	699 → 622 (-11.0%)	316 → 310 (-1.9%)
Median household income	—	$85,881 → $100,250 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$70,400 → $84,100 (+19.5%)	$404,400 → $284,500 (-29.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,717 → $1,455 (-15.3%)

Dale

Population

699622

Median home value

$70,400$84,100

Harbor Island

Population

316310

Median household income

$85,881$100,250

Median home value

$404,400$284,500

Median gross rent

$1,717$1,455

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dale	Harbor Island
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.6%	0.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	1.0%
25 to 34	9.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	1.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	15.9%	16.5%
55 to 64	4.2%	11.0%
65 to 74	19.9%	60.6%
75 and over	34.2%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dale	Harbor Island
White (non-Hispanic)	9.2%	97.1%
Black or African American	89.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dale	Harbor Island
No high school diploma	16.1%	5.2%
High school graduate	56.6%	3.6%
Some college or associate's	16.3%	10.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	42.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	38.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dale	Harbor Island
Drove alone	60.6%	75.4%
Carpooled	30.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	24.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dale	Harbor Island
1-unit, detached	18.8%	60.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	15.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	20.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	81.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dale	Harbor Island
Poverty rate	40.2%	4.2%
Average household size	2.99	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	—	27
Median year structure built	1997	1995