Dale vs Shell Point

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

Dale 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.

Shell Point has the higher population (2,005 vs 622 in Dale). Since 2019, Dale's population has grown faster (-11.0% vs -29.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Dale	Shell Point
Population	622	2,005
Median age	66.2 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$65,840
Median home value	—	$233,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,185
Housing units	256	892
Homeownership rate	100.0%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dale	Shell Point
Population	699 → 622 (-11.0%)	2,842 → 2,005 (-29.5%)
Median household income	—	$64,928 → $65,840 (+1.4%)
Median home value	$70,400 → $84,100 (+19.5%)	$176,700 → $233,600 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$931 → $1,185 (+27.3%)

Dale

Population

699622

Median home value

$70,400$84,100

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)

	Dale	Shell Point
Under 5	0.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	7.6%	16.3%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.9%
25 to 34	9.2%	11.8%
35 to 44	1.4%	6.3%
45 to 54	15.9%	15.6%
55 to 64	4.2%	10.9%
65 to 74	19.9%	9.4%
75 and over	34.2%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dale	Shell Point
White (non-Hispanic)	9.2%	80.7%
Black or African American	89.2%	13.1%
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%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dale	Shell Point
No high school diploma	16.1%	3.7%
High school graduate	56.6%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	16.3%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dale	Shell Point
Drove alone	60.6%	83.5%
Carpooled	30.8%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dale	Shell Point
1-unit, detached	18.8%	56.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	81.3%	35.8%

Poverty & households

	Dale	Shell Point
Poverty rate	40.2%	4.4%
Average household size	2.99	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	1997	1988