Fripp Island

Population: 753
Median household income: $101,731
Median home value: $605,800

Fripp Island is a community in Beaufort County, South Carolina, home to 753 residents. At $101,731, its median household income sits above Beaufort County's $84,819.

Between 2020 and 2023, Fripp Island's population declined 11.2% from 848 to 753, while its median home value rose 16.4% from $520,300 to $605,800.

71.8% of workers drive to work alone. 80.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 753
Median age: 65.8 yrs
Median household income: $101,731
Median home value: $605,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,560
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

848753

Median household income

$95,795$101,731

Median home value

$520,300$605,800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	848	$95,795	$520,300
2021	759	$78,393	$547,200
2022	767	$88,125	$583,700
2023	753	$101,731	$605,800

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 340.5%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 544.0%

55 to 6434.5%

65 to 7438.0%

75 and over18.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	32	4.2%
25 to 34	4	0.5%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	30	4.0%
55 to 64	260	34.5%
65 to 74	286	38.0%
75 and over	141	18.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	705	93.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	15	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	24	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.6%

High school graduate15.5%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree27.2%

Graduate or professional degree30.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	0.6%
High school graduate	112	15.5%
Some college or associate's	192	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	196	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	217	30.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.6%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	216	71.8%
Carpooled	8	2.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	62	20.6%
Other means	5	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	102	42.7%
15 to 29 min	20	8.4%
30 to 44 min	56	23.4%
45 to 59 min	42	17.6%
60+ min	19	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.74
Poverty rate: 0.5% (4 of 753)

	Count	Share
Family households	265	61.3%
Nonfamily households	167	38.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	432	27.7%
Vacant	1,128	72.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	432	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached80.7%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,259	80.7%
1-unit, attached	86	5.5%
2 to 4 units	26	1.7%
5 to 19 units	57	3.7%
20 or more units	91	5.8%
Mobile home & other	41	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4527565
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.26 sq mi
Water area: 1.33 sq mi
Center point: 32.3221, -80.4869