Bonneau Beach vs St. Stephen

A side-by-side comparison of Bonneau Beach and St. Stephen: population, income, housing, and more.

Bonneau Beach and St. Stephen are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bonneau Beach has the higher population (1,543 vs 1,460 in St. Stephen). St. Stephen has the higher median household income ($59,688 vs $57,561 in Bonneau Beach). Bonneau Beach has the higher median home value ($227,000 vs $131,400 in St. Stephen).

Population, income & housing

	Bonneau Beach	St. Stephen
Population	1,543	1,460
Median age	62.2 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$57,561	$59,688
Median home value	$227,000	$131,400
Median gross rent	$1,306	$764
Housing units	885	541
Homeownership rate	83.2%	61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bonneau Beach	St. Stephen
Population	1,786 → 1,543 (-13.6%)	1,752 → 1,460 (-16.7%)
Median household income	$48,396 → $57,561 (+18.9%)	$27,000 → $59,688 (+121.1%)
Median home value	$161,900 → $227,000 (+40.2%)	$132,200 → $131,400 (-0.6%)
Median gross rent	$720 → $1,306 (+81.4%)	$603 → $764 (+26.7%)

Bonneau Beach

Population

1,7861,543

Median household income

$48,396$57,561

Median home value

$161,900$227,000

Median gross rent

$720$1,306

St. Stephen

Population

1,7521,460

Median household income

$27,000$59,688

Median home value

$132,200$131,400

Median gross rent

$603$764

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bonneau Beach	St. Stephen
Under 5	1.4%	11.5%
5 to 17	13.2%	17.3%
18 to 24	3.1%	11.6%
25 to 34	1.3%	8.0%
35 to 44	4.1%	7.3%
45 to 54	13.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	19.3%	17.7%
65 to 74	20.7%	6.6%
75 and over	23.3%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bonneau Beach	St. Stephen
White (non-Hispanic)	70.1%	71.8%
Black or African American	15.8%	24.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	7.3%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bonneau Beach	St. Stephen
No high school diploma	18.5%	14.5%
High school graduate	32.4%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bonneau Beach	St. Stephen
Drove alone	82.7%	88.9%
Carpooled	9.8%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bonneau Beach	St. Stephen
1-unit, detached	34.0%	50.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	66.0%	31.2%

Poverty & households

	Bonneau Beach	St. Stephen
Poverty rate	16.9%	27.5%
Average household size	2.11	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	39	31
Median year structure built	1995	1984