Ravenel vs Seabrook Island

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

Ravenel 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.

Ravenel has the higher population (2,594 vs 2,107 in Seabrook Island). Seabrook Island has the higher median household income ($124,519 vs $72,365 in Ravenel). Seabrook Island has the higher median home value ($899,600 vs $230,100 in Ravenel).

Population, income & housing

	Ravenel	Seabrook Island
Population	2,594	2,107
Median age	42.1 yrs	68.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,365	$124,519
Median home value	$230,100	$899,600
Median gross rent	$1,104	$3,501
Housing units	1,122	2,522
Homeownership rate	80.3%	94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	82.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ravenel	Seabrook Island
Population	2,691 → 2,594 (-3.6%)	1,762 → 2,107 (+19.6%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $72,365 (+28.6%)	$108,875 → $124,519 (+14.4%)
Median home value	$203,200 → $230,100 (+13.2%)	$606,400 → $899,600 (+48.4%)
Median gross rent	$820 → $1,104 (+34.6%)	$3,281 → $3,501 (+6.7%)

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

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)

	Ravenel	Seabrook Island
Under 5	8.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.3%	0.3%
18 to 24	4.5%	0.1%
25 to 34	9.1%	0.9%
35 to 44	21.0%	2.8%
45 to 54	11.0%	3.7%
55 to 64	14.1%	28.4%
65 to 74	11.4%	41.4%
75 and over	5.3%	22.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ravenel	Seabrook Island
White (non-Hispanic)	36.9%	96.5%
Black or African American	48.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ravenel	Seabrook Island
No high school diploma	6.9%	0.4%
High school graduate	39.7%	4.2%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	13.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	40.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	41.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ravenel	Seabrook Island
Drove alone	74.9%	48.3%
Carpooled	18.3%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	5.4%	44.9%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ravenel	Seabrook Island
1-unit, detached	61.9%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	14.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	18.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	36.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ravenel	Seabrook Island
Poverty rate	18.8%	4.6%
Average household size	2.49	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1992	1987