Meggett vs Sullivan's Island

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

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

Sullivan's Island has the higher population (2,127 vs 1,274 in Meggett). Sullivan's Island has the higher median household income ($179,614 vs $96,032 in Meggett). Sullivan's Island has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $594,800 in Meggett).

Population, income & housing

	Meggett	Sullivan's Island
Population	1,274	2,127
Median age	51.1 yrs	52.9 yrs
Median household income	$96,032	$179,614
Median home value	$594,800	$2,000,001
Median gross rent	—	$2,402
Housing units	718	1,078
Homeownership rate	96.2%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.4%	87.2%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Meggett	Sullivan's Island
Population	1,034 → 1,274 (+23.2%)	2,203 → 2,127 (-3.4%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $96,032 (+70.7%)	$136,528 → $179,614 (+31.6%)
Median home value	$344,600 → $594,800 (+72.6%)	$1,773,100 → $2,000,001 (+12.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$2,167 → $2,402 (+10.8%)

Meggett

Population

1,0341,274

Median household income

$56,250$96,032

Median home value

$344,600$594,800

Sullivan's Island

Population

2,2032,127

Median household income

$136,528$179,614

Median home value

$1,773,100$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,167$2,402

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Meggett	Sullivan's Island
Under 5	6.0%	2.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	15.5%
18 to 24	3.3%	4.2%
25 to 34	2.6%	5.1%
35 to 44	16.9%	11.7%
45 to 54	14.4%	15.1%
55 to 64	12.9%	19.7%
65 to 74	14.8%	19.6%
75 and over	15.5%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Meggett	Sullivan's Island
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	97.0%
Black or African American	9.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.4%
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%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Meggett	Sullivan's Island
No high school diploma	8.7%	0.1%
High school graduate	19.5%	2.0%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	10.7%
Bachelor's degree	36.5%	41.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	45.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Meggett	Sullivan's Island
Drove alone	72.6%	81.1%
Carpooled	17.5%	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.1%
Worked from home	8.8%	11.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Meggett	Sullivan's Island
1-unit, detached	84.7%	88.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Meggett	Sullivan's Island
Poverty rate	8.9%	8.3%
Average household size	2.20	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	36	17
Median year structure built	1990	1984