Shell Point

Population: 2,005
Median household income: $65,840
Median home value: $233,600

Shell Point, a community in Beaufort County, South Carolina, has 2,005 residents. Its median household income of $65,840 runs below the Beaufort County figure of $84,819.

Between 2019 and 2023, Shell Point's population declined 29.5% from 2,842 to 2,005, while its median home value rose 32.2% from $176,700 to $233,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 80.7% of the population. 83.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,005
Median age: 44.4 yrs
Median household income: $65,840
Median home value: $233,600
Median gross rent: $1,185
Housing units: 892
Homeownership rate: 76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8422,005

Median household income

$64,928$65,840

Median home value

$176,700$233,600

Median gross rent

$931$1,185

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,842	$64,928	$176,700	$931
2020	2,991	$69,555	$181,500	$880
2021	2,479	$70,025	$188,900	$947
2022	2,026	$60,676	$236,900	$1,076
2023	2,005	$65,840	$233,600	$1,185

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 446.3%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over13.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	148	7.4%
5 to 17	327	16.3%
18 to 24	178	8.9%
25 to 34	237	11.8%
35 to 44	126	6.3%
45 to 54	313	15.6%
55 to 64	219	10.9%
65 to 74	188	9.4%
75 and over	269	13.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,619	80.7%
Black or African American	262	13.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	38	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	86	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree20.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	50	3.7%
High school graduate	515	38.1%
Some college or associate's	414	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	271	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	102	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	802	83.5%
Carpooled	103	10.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	56	5.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	382	42.2%
15 to 29 min	362	40.0%
30 to 44 min	17	1.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	144	15.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 4.4% (89 of 2,005)

	Count	Share
Family households	530	64.2%
Nonfamily households	295	35.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	825	92.5%
Vacant	67	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	629	76.2%
Renter-occupied	196	23.8%

1-unit, detached56.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other35.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	506	56.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	50	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	17	1.9%
Mobile home & other	319	35.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4565680
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.01 sq mi
Water area: 1.62 sq mi
Center point: 32.3756, -80.7538