James Island vs Ravenel

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

James Island and Ravenel 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 2,594 in Ravenel). James Island has the higher median household income ($100,176 vs $72,365 in Ravenel). James Island has the higher median home value ($454,200 vs $230,100 in Ravenel).

Population, income & housing

	James Island	Ravenel
Population	11,738	2,594
Median age	41.3 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$100,176	$72,365
Median home value	$454,200	$230,100
Median gross rent	$1,443	$1,104
Housing units	4,683	1,122
Homeownership rate	85.9%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.0%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	James Island	Ravenel
Population	12,076 → 11,738 (-2.8%)	2,691 → 2,594 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$81,674 → $100,176 (+22.7%)	$56,250 → $72,365 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$300,600 → $454,200 (+51.1%)	$203,200 → $230,100 (+13.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,374 → $1,443 (+5.0%)	$820 → $1,104 (+34.6%)

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

Ravenel

Population

2,6912,594

Median household income

$56,250$72,365

Median home value

$203,200$230,100

Median gross rent

$820$1,104

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	James Island	Ravenel
Under 5	6.3%	8.2%
5 to 17	16.0%	15.3%
18 to 24	3.7%	4.5%
25 to 34	6.8%	9.1%
35 to 44	21.9%	21.0%
45 to 54	15.3%	11.0%
55 to 64	12.9%	14.1%
65 to 74	8.4%	11.4%
75 and over	8.7%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	James Island	Ravenel
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	36.9%
Black or African American	12.1%	48.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	James Island	Ravenel
No high school diploma	6.1%	6.9%
High school graduate	21.7%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	32.1%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	James Island	Ravenel
Drove alone	73.3%	74.9%
Carpooled	7.2%	18.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	5.4%
Other means	2.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	James Island	Ravenel
1-unit, detached	92.7%	61.9%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	36.5%

Poverty & households

	James Island	Ravenel
Poverty rate	5.4%	18.8%
Average household size	2.67	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1971	1992