Adams Run vs Folly Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Adams Run and Folly Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Folly Beach has the higher population (958 vs 370 in Adams Run). Folly Beach has the higher median home value ($951,200 vs $256,600 in Adams Run). Since 2019, Adams Run's population has grown faster (-52.1% vs -64.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Adams Run	Folly Beach
Population	370	958
Median age	45.1 yrs	62.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$97,813
Median home value	$256,600	$951,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,930
Housing units	183	2,066
Homeownership rate	91.4%	91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	60.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams Run	Folly Beach
Population	772 → 370 (-52.1%)	2,660 → 958 (-64.0%)
Median household income	$34,348 → $42,159 (+22.7%)	$78,708 → $97,813 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$189,400 → $256,600 (+35.5%)	$569,900 → $951,200 (+66.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,046 → $1,930 (+84.5%)

Adams Run

Population

772370

Median household income

$34,348$42,159

Median home value

$189,400$256,600

Folly Beach

Population

2,660958

Median household income

$78,708$97,813

Median home value

$569,900$951,200

Median gross rent

$1,046$1,930

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams Run	Folly Beach
Under 5	0.0%	0.8%
5 to 17	23.5%	1.8%
18 to 24	3.0%	1.3%
25 to 34	11.9%	3.2%
35 to 44	10.5%	5.2%
45 to 54	22.4%	18.5%
55 to 64	10.3%	28.0%
65 to 74	9.2%	29.6%
75 and over	9.2%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams Run	Folly Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	63.0%	94.8%
Black or African American	37.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams Run	Folly Beach
No high school diploma	6.3%	3.6%
High school graduate	44.5%	12.5%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	36.3%
Graduate or professional degree	20.2%	24.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams Run	Folly Beach
Drove alone	45.8%	49.1%
Carpooled	36.7%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.5%
Worked from home	11.3%	34.8%
Other means	0.0%	6.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams Run	Folly Beach
1-unit, detached	61.7%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	38.3%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Adams Run	Folly Beach
Poverty rate	34.6%	8.8%
Average household size	2.27	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	51	29
Median year structure built	1985	1989