Kiawah Island vs Meggett

A side-by-side comparison of Kiawah Island and Meggett: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kiawah Island has the higher population (2,196 vs 1,274 in Meggett). Kiawah Island has the higher median household income ($236,607 vs $96,032 in Meggett). Kiawah Island has the higher median home value ($1,723,200 vs $594,800 in Meggett).

Population, income & housing

	Kiawah Island	Meggett
Population	2,196	1,274
Median age	66.0 yrs	51.1 yrs
Median household income	$236,607	$96,032
Median home value	$1,723,200	$594,800
Housing units	3,896	718
Homeownership rate	98.1%	96.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	86.5%	46.4%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kiawah Island	Meggett
Population	1,676 → 2,196 (+31.0%)	1,034 → 1,274 (+23.2%)
Median household income	$193,750 → $236,607 (+22.1%)	$56,250 → $96,032 (+70.7%)
Median home value	$1,532,800 → $1,723,200 (+12.4%)	$344,600 → $594,800 (+72.6%)
Median gross rent	$2,056 → $2,750 (+33.8%)	—

Kiawah Island

Population

1,6762,196

Median household income

$193,750$236,607

Median home value

$1,532,800$1,723,200

Median gross rent

$2,056$2,750

Meggett

Population

1,0341,274

Median household income

$56,250$96,032

Median home value

$344,600$594,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kiawah Island	Meggett
Under 5	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	1.4%	13.6%
18 to 24	1.0%	3.3%
25 to 34	0.8%	2.6%
35 to 44	1.5%	16.9%
45 to 54	3.1%	14.4%
55 to 64	36.7%	12.9%
65 to 74	36.7%	14.8%
75 and over	18.8%	15.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kiawah Island	Meggett
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kiawah Island	Meggett
No high school diploma	1.0%	8.7%
High school graduate	2.1%	19.5%
Some college or associate's	10.4%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	36.2%	36.5%
Graduate or professional degree	50.2%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kiawah Island	Meggett
Drove alone	37.3%	72.6%
Carpooled	1.5%	17.5%
Public transit	3.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	48.9%	8.8%
Other means	8.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kiawah Island	Meggett
1-unit, detached	68.4%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	22.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	Kiawah Island	Meggett
Poverty rate	2.7%	8.9%
Average household size	1.93	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	33	36
Median year structure built	1989	1990