Daufuskie Island vs Laurel Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Daufuskie Island and Laurel Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Laurel Bay has the higher population (5,627 vs 636 in Daufuskie Island). Daufuskie Island has the higher median household income ($153,821 vs $52,094 in Laurel Bay). Since 2019, Daufuskie Island's population has grown faster (+31.1% vs -8.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Daufuskie Island	Laurel Bay
Population	636	5,627
Median age	57.7 yrs	23.3 yrs
Median household income	$153,821	$52,094
Median home value	—	$221,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,375
Housing units	763	2,193
Homeownership rate	97.9%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	83.9%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Daufuskie Island	Laurel Bay
Population	485 → 636 (+31.1%)	6,124 → 5,627 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$129,667 → $153,821 (+18.6%)	$47,656 → $52,094 (+9.3%)
Median home value	$634,900 → $290,400 (-54.3%)	$146,100 → $221,300 (+51.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,183 → $1,375 (+16.2%)

Daufuskie Island

Population

485636

Median household income

$129,667$153,821

Median home value

$634,900$290,400

Laurel Bay

Population

6,1245,627

Median household income

$47,656$52,094

Median home value

$146,100$221,300

Median gross rent

$1,183$1,375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Daufuskie Island	Laurel Bay
Under 5	0.9%	11.2%
5 to 17	7.4%	22.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	23.6%
25 to 34	3.6%	13.5%
35 to 44	9.7%	13.0%
45 to 54	2.7%	5.3%
55 to 64	45.0%	7.0%
65 to 74	21.9%	1.9%
75 and over	8.8%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Daufuskie Island	Laurel Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	66.4%	44.4%
Black or African American	3.1%	37.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	30.5%	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Daufuskie Island	Laurel Bay
No high school diploma	1.2%	11.8%
High school graduate	5.3%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	9.6%	42.7%
Bachelor's degree	60.5%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	23.3%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Daufuskie Island	Laurel Bay
Drove alone	16.2%	78.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	19.2%
Public transit	58.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	15.3%	1.4%
Other means	9.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Daufuskie Island	Laurel Bay
1-unit, detached	92.7%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	23.7%

Poverty & households

	Daufuskie Island	Laurel Bay
Poverty rate	2.5%	17.9%
Average household size	1.63	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	2003	1992