Hollywood vs James Island

A side-by-side comparison of Hollywood and James Island: population, income, housing, and more.

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

James Island has the higher population (11,738 vs 5,330 in Hollywood). James Island has the higher median household income ($100,176 vs $77,415 in Hollywood). James Island has the higher median home value ($454,200 vs $450,400 in Hollywood).

Population, income & housing

	Hollywood	James Island
Population	5,330	11,738
Median age	53.2 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$77,415	$100,176
Median home value	$450,400	$454,200
Median gross rent	$1,142	$1,443
Housing units	2,536	4,683
Homeownership rate	93.6%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.6%	48.0%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hollywood	James Island
Population	5,176 → 5,330 (+3.0%)	12,076 → 11,738 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$52,847 → $77,415 (+46.5%)	$81,674 → $100,176 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$246,500 → $450,400 (+82.7%)	$300,600 → $454,200 (+51.1%)
Median gross rent	$726 → $1,142 (+57.3%)	$1,374 → $1,443 (+5.0%)

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

James Island

Population

12,07611,738

Median household income

$81,674$100,176

Median home value

$300,600$454,200

Median gross rent

$1,374$1,443

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hollywood	James Island
Under 5	3.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	12.4%	16.0%
18 to 24	3.7%	3.7%
25 to 34	10.4%	6.8%
35 to 44	8.8%	21.9%
45 to 54	17.3%	15.3%
55 to 64	19.1%	12.9%
65 to 74	19.2%	8.4%
75 and over	5.8%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hollywood	James Island
White (non-Hispanic)	56.4%	82.6%
Black or African American	35.3%	12.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hollywood	James Island
No high school diploma	10.9%	6.1%
High school graduate	24.5%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	32.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hollywood	James Island
Drove alone	81.2%	73.3%
Carpooled	3.1%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	2.2%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	12.9%	15.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hollywood	James Island
1-unit, detached	87.6%	92.7%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Hollywood	James Island
Poverty rate	9.0%	5.4%
Average household size	2.42	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	33	23
Median year structure built	2002	1971