Hollywood vs Isle of Palms

A side-by-side comparison of Hollywood and Isle of Palms: population, income, housing, and more.

Hollywood and Isle of Palms are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hollywood has the higher population (5,330 vs 4,350 in Isle of Palms). Isle of Palms has the higher median household income ($148,029 vs $77,415 in Hollywood). Isle of Palms has the higher median home value ($1,192,200 vs $450,400 in Hollywood).

Population, income & housing

	Hollywood	Isle of Palms
Population	5,330	4,350
Median age	53.2 yrs	54.2 yrs
Median household income	$77,415	$148,029
Median home value	$450,400	$1,192,200
Median gross rent	$1,142	$3,236
Housing units	2,536	4,485
Homeownership rate	93.6%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.6%	69.7%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hollywood	Isle of Palms
Population	5,176 → 5,330 (+3.0%)	4,360 → 4,350 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$52,847 → $77,415 (+46.5%)	$122,228 → $148,029 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$246,500 → $450,400 (+82.7%)	$852,700 → $1,192,200 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	$726 → $1,142 (+57.3%)	$1,994 → $3,236 (+62.3%)

Hollywood

Population

5,1765,330

Median household income

$52,847$77,415

Median home value

$246,500$450,400

Median gross rent

$726$1,142

Isle of Palms

Population

4,3604,350

Median household income

$122,228$148,029

Median home value

$852,700$1,192,200

Median gross rent

$1,994$3,236

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hollywood	Isle of Palms
Under 5	3.2%	3.4%
5 to 17	12.4%	12.7%
18 to 24	3.7%	1.7%
25 to 34	10.4%	7.9%
35 to 44	8.8%	9.2%
45 to 54	17.3%	17.6%
55 to 64	19.1%	15.8%
65 to 74	19.2%	19.3%
75 and over	5.8%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hollywood	Isle of Palms
White (non-Hispanic)	56.4%	97.1%
Black or African American	35.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hollywood	Isle of Palms
No high school diploma	10.9%	0.2%
High school graduate	24.5%	4.6%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	33.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	36.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hollywood	Isle of Palms
Drove alone	81.2%	62.5%
Carpooled	3.1%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	2.2%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	1.4%
Worked from home	12.9%	26.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hollywood	Isle of Palms
1-unit, detached	87.6%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	15.9%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hollywood	Isle of Palms
Poverty rate	9.0%	1.8%
Average household size	2.42	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	33	27
Median year structure built	2002	1985