Fripp Island vs Sheldon

A side-by-side comparison of Fripp Island and Sheldon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fripp Island has the higher population (753 vs 536 in Sheldon). Fripp Island has the higher median household income ($101,731 vs $30,239 in Sheldon). Since 2019, Sheldon's population has grown faster (+7.0% vs -11.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Fripp Island	Sheldon
Population	753	536
Median age	65.8 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$101,731	$30,239
Median home value	$605,800	—
Housing units	1,560	345
Homeownership rate	100.0%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.3%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fripp Island	Sheldon
Population	848 → 753 (-11.2%)	501 → 536 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$95,795 → $101,731 (+6.2%)	$27,067 → $30,239 (+11.7%)
Median home value	$520,300 → $605,800 (+16.4%)	$47,900 → $62,700 (+30.9%)

Fripp Island

Population

848753

Median household income

$95,795$101,731

Median home value

$520,300$605,800

Sheldon

Population

501536

Median household income

$27,067$30,239

Median home value

$47,900$62,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fripp Island	Sheldon
Under 5	0.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	6.3%
18 to 24	4.2%	13.4%
25 to 34	0.5%	18.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.8%
45 to 54	4.0%	4.9%
55 to 64	34.5%	20.1%
65 to 74	38.0%	18.7%
75 and over	18.7%	1.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fripp Island	Sheldon
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	21.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	75.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fripp Island	Sheldon
No high school diploma	0.6%	13.4%
High school graduate	15.5%	59.6%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	27.2%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	30.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fripp Island	Sheldon
Drove alone	71.8%	67.4%
Carpooled	2.7%	19.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.6%	0.0%
Other means	1.7%	13.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fripp Island	Sheldon
1-unit, detached	80.7%	33.3%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	66.7%

Poverty & households

	Fripp Island	Sheldon
Poverty rate	0.5%	14.4%
Average household size	1.74	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1993	1992