Meggett vs Seabrook Island

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

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

Seabrook Island has the higher population (2,107 vs 1,274 in Meggett). Seabrook Island has the higher median household income ($124,519 vs $96,032 in Meggett). Seabrook Island has the higher median home value ($899,600 vs $594,800 in Meggett).

Population, income & housing

	Meggett	Seabrook Island
Population	1,274	2,107
Median age	51.1 yrs	68.5 yrs
Median household income	$96,032	$124,519
Median home value	$594,800	$899,600
Median gross rent	—	$3,501
Housing units	718	2,522
Homeownership rate	96.2%	94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.4%	82.1%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Meggett	Seabrook Island
Population	1,034 → 1,274 (+23.2%)	1,762 → 2,107 (+19.6%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $96,032 (+70.7%)	$108,875 → $124,519 (+14.4%)
Median home value	$344,600 → $594,800 (+72.6%)	$606,400 → $899,600 (+48.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$3,281 → $3,501 (+6.7%)

Meggett

Population

1,0341,274

Median household income

$56,250$96,032

Median home value

$344,600$594,800

Seabrook Island

Population

1,7622,107

Median household income

$108,875$124,519

Median home value

$606,400$899,600

Median gross rent

$3,281$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Meggett	Seabrook Island
Under 5	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	0.3%
18 to 24	3.3%	0.1%
25 to 34	2.6%	0.9%
35 to 44	16.9%	2.8%
45 to 54	14.4%	3.7%
55 to 64	12.9%	28.4%
65 to 74	14.8%	41.4%
75 and over	15.5%	22.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Meggett	Seabrook Island
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	96.5%
Black or African American	9.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Meggett	Seabrook Island
No high school diploma	8.7%	0.4%
High school graduate	19.5%	4.2%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	13.3%
Bachelor's degree	36.5%	40.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	41.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Meggett	Seabrook Island
Drove alone	72.6%	48.3%
Carpooled	17.5%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.8%	44.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Meggett	Seabrook Island
1-unit, detached	84.7%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	14.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	18.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Meggett	Seabrook Island
Poverty rate	8.9%	4.6%
Average household size	2.20	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	36	28
Median year structure built	1990	1987