Edisto Beach vs Smoaks

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

Edisto Beach and Smoaks 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 148 in Smoaks). Edisto Beach has the higher median household income ($81,250 vs $63,125 in Smoaks). Edisto Beach has the higher median home value ($610,500 vs $148,200 in Smoaks).

Population, income & housing

	Edisto Beach	Smoaks
Population	987	148
Median age	64.6 yrs	51.0 yrs
Median household income	$81,250	$63,125
Median home value	$610,500	$148,200
Median gross rent	$1,170	—
Housing units	2,219	75
Homeownership rate	88.3%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.9%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edisto Beach	Smoaks
Population	604 → 987 (+63.4%)	109 → 148 (+35.8%)
Median household income	$83,750 → $81,250 (-3.0%)	$48,750 → $63,125 (+29.5%)
Median home value	$394,900 → $610,500 (+54.6%)	$116,300 → $148,200 (+27.4%)
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

Smoaks

Population

109148

Median household income

$48,750$63,125

Median home value

$116,300$148,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edisto Beach	Smoaks
Under 5	0.0%	10.8%
5 to 17	0.2%	10.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.4%
25 to 34	6.4%	7.4%
35 to 44	2.1%	4.7%
45 to 54	15.3%	26.4%
55 to 64	27.3%	9.5%
65 to 74	35.4%	10.8%
75 and over	13.4%	16.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edisto Beach	Smoaks
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
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	Smoaks
No high school diploma	0.5%	0.9%
High school graduate	11.1%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.9%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	26.0%	20.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edisto Beach	Smoaks
Drove alone	60.4%	88.6%
Carpooled	5.7%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
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	Smoaks
1-unit, detached	73.2%	88.0%
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%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Edisto Beach	Smoaks
Poverty rate	3.5%	2.0%
Average household size	1.76	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	28	38
Median year structure built	1990	1954