Meggett vs Ravenel

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

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

Ravenel has the higher population (2,594 vs 1,274 in Meggett). Meggett has the higher median household income ($96,032 vs $72,365 in Ravenel). Meggett has the higher median home value ($594,800 vs $230,100 in Ravenel).

Population, income & housing

	Meggett	Ravenel
Population	1,274	2,594
Median age	51.1 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$96,032	$72,365
Median home value	$594,800	$230,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,104
Housing units	718	1,122
Homeownership rate	96.2%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.4%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Meggett	Ravenel
Population	1,034 → 1,274 (+23.2%)	2,691 → 2,594 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $96,032 (+70.7%)	$56,250 → $72,365 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$344,600 → $594,800 (+72.6%)	$203,200 → $230,100 (+13.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$820 → $1,104 (+34.6%)

Meggett

Population

1,0341,274

Median household income

$56,250$96,032

Median home value

$344,600$594,800

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)

	Meggett	Ravenel
Under 5	6.0%	8.2%
5 to 17	13.6%	15.3%
18 to 24	3.3%	4.5%
25 to 34	2.6%	9.1%
35 to 44	16.9%	21.0%
45 to 54	14.4%	11.0%
55 to 64	12.9%	14.1%
65 to 74	14.8%	11.4%
75 and over	15.5%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Meggett	Ravenel
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	36.9%
Black or African American	9.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Meggett	Ravenel
No high school diploma	8.7%	6.9%
High school graduate	19.5%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	36.5%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Meggett	Ravenel
Drove alone	72.6%	74.9%
Carpooled	17.5%	18.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	5.4%
Other means	0.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Meggett	Ravenel
1-unit, detached	84.7%	61.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	36.5%

Poverty & households

	Meggett	Ravenel
Poverty rate	8.9%	18.8%
Average household size	2.20	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	36	27
Median year structure built	1990	1992