Daufuskie Island vs Shell Point

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

Daufuskie Island 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 636 in Daufuskie Island). Daufuskie Island has the higher median household income ($153,821 vs $65,840 in Shell Point). Since 2019, Daufuskie Island's population has grown faster (+31.1% vs -29.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Daufuskie Island	Shell Point
Population	636	2,005
Median age	57.7 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$153,821	$65,840
Median home value	—	$233,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,185
Housing units	763	892
Homeownership rate	97.9%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	83.9%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Daufuskie Island	Shell Point
Population	485 → 636 (+31.1%)	2,842 → 2,005 (-29.5%)
Median household income	$129,667 → $153,821 (+18.6%)	$64,928 → $65,840 (+1.4%)
Median home value	$634,900 → $290,400 (-54.3%)	$176,700 → $233,600 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$931 → $1,185 (+27.3%)

Daufuskie Island

Population

485636

Median household income

$129,667$153,821

Median home value

$634,900$290,400

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)

	Daufuskie Island	Shell Point
Under 5	0.9%	7.4%
5 to 17	7.4%	16.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.9%
25 to 34	3.6%	11.8%
35 to 44	9.7%	6.3%
45 to 54	2.7%	15.6%
55 to 64	45.0%	10.9%
65 to 74	21.9%	9.4%
75 and over	8.8%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Daufuskie Island	Shell Point
White (non-Hispanic)	66.4%	80.7%
Black or African American	3.1%	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	0.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	30.5%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Daufuskie Island	Shell Point
No high school diploma	1.2%	3.7%
High school graduate	5.3%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	9.6%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	60.5%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	23.3%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Daufuskie Island	Shell Point
Drove alone	16.2%	83.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.7%
Public transit	58.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	5.8%
Other means	9.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Daufuskie Island	Shell Point
1-unit, detached	92.7%	56.7%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	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	3.8%	35.8%

Poverty & households

	Daufuskie Island	Shell Point
Poverty rate	2.5%	4.4%
Average household size	1.63	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	2003	1988