Ravenel vs Sullivan's Island

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

Ravenel 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.

Ravenel has the higher population (2,594 vs 2,127 in Sullivan's Island). Sullivan's Island has the higher median household income ($179,614 vs $72,365 in Ravenel). Sullivan's Island has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $230,100 in Ravenel).

Population, income & housing

	Ravenel	Sullivan's Island
Population	2,594	2,127
Median age	42.1 yrs	52.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,365	$179,614
Median home value	$230,100	$2,000,001
Median gross rent	$1,104	$2,402
Housing units	1,122	1,078
Homeownership rate	80.3%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	87.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ravenel	Sullivan's Island
Population	2,691 → 2,594 (-3.6%)	2,203 → 2,127 (-3.4%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $72,365 (+28.6%)	$136,528 → $179,614 (+31.6%)
Median home value	$203,200 → $230,100 (+13.2%)	$1,773,100 → $2,000,001 (+12.8%)
Median gross rent	$820 → $1,104 (+34.6%)	$2,167 → $2,402 (+10.8%)

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

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)

	Ravenel	Sullivan's Island
Under 5	8.2%	2.0%
5 to 17	15.3%	15.5%
18 to 24	4.5%	4.2%
25 to 34	9.1%	5.1%
35 to 44	21.0%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.0%	15.1%
55 to 64	14.1%	19.7%
65 to 74	11.4%	19.6%
75 and over	5.3%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ravenel	Sullivan's Island
White (non-Hispanic)	36.9%	97.0%
Black or African American	48.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.4%
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%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ravenel	Sullivan's Island
No high school diploma	6.9%	0.1%
High school graduate	39.7%	2.0%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	10.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	41.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	45.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ravenel	Sullivan's Island
Drove alone	74.9%	81.1%
Carpooled	18.3%	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.1%
Worked from home	5.4%	11.1%
Other means	1.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ravenel	Sullivan's Island
1-unit, detached	61.9%	88.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	36.5%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Ravenel	Sullivan's Island
Poverty rate	18.8%	8.3%
Average household size	2.49	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	27	17
Median year structure built	1992	1984