Edisto Beach vs Islandton

A side-by-side comparison of Edisto Beach and Islandton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Edisto Beach has the higher population (987 vs 54 in Islandton). Edisto Beach has the higher median household income ($81,250 vs $38,250 in Islandton). Edisto Beach has the higher median home value ($610,500 vs $126,300 in Islandton).

Population, income & housing

	Edisto Beach	Islandton
Population	987	54
Median age	64.6 yrs	71.0 yrs
Median household income	$81,250	$38,250
Median home value	$610,500	$126,300
Median gross rent	$1,170	—
Housing units	2,219	35
Homeownership rate	88.3%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.9%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edisto Beach	Islandton
Population	604 → 987 (+63.4%)	44 → 54 (+22.7%)
Median household income	$83,750 → $81,250 (-3.0%)	$60,391 → $38,250 (-36.7%)
Median home value	$394,900 → $610,500 (+54.6%)	$75,900 → $126,300 (+66.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,250 → $1,170 (-6.4%)	—

Edisto Beach

Population

604987

Median household income

$83,750$81,250

Median home value

$394,900$610,500

Median gross rent

$1,250$1,170

Islandton

Population

4454

Median household income

$60,391$38,250

Median home value

$75,900$126,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edisto Beach	Islandton
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	2.1%	7.4%
45 to 54	15.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	27.3%	7.4%
65 to 74	35.4%	55.6%
75 and over	13.4%	29.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edisto Beach	Islandton
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	61.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	38.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edisto Beach	Islandton
No high school diploma	0.5%	18.5%
High school graduate	11.1%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	7.4%
Bachelor's degree	29.9%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	26.0%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edisto Beach	Islandton
Drove alone	60.4%	52.2%
Carpooled	5.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	47.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.5%	0.0%
Other means	6.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edisto Beach	Islandton
1-unit, detached	73.2%	54.3%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	45.7%

Poverty & households

	Edisto Beach	Islandton
Poverty rate	3.5%	0.0%
Average household size	1.76	1.54
Mean commute (minutes)	28	—
Median year structure built	1990	1985