Awendaw

Population: 1,574
Median household income: $70,781
Median home value: $387,500

Awendaw is a community in Charleston County, South Carolina, home to 1,574 residents. Its median household income of $70,781 runs below the Charleston County figure of $84,320.

Between 2019 and 2023, Awendaw's population grew 13.7% from 1,384 to 1,574, while its median home value rose 108.7% from $185,700 to $387,500.

The median gross rent is $2,792. 38.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,574
Median age: 57.6 yrs
Median household income: $70,781
Median home value: $387,500
Median gross rent: $2,792
Housing units: 791
Homeownership rate: 92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.6%
Unemployment rate: 11.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3841,574

Median household income

$56,316$70,781

Median home value

$185,700$387,500

Median gross rent

$1,063$2,792

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,384	$56,316	$185,700	$1,063
2020	1,744	$56,354	$230,600	$944
2021	1,585	$57,951	$267,500	—
2022	1,548	$63,533	$325,400	—
2023	1,574	$70,781	$387,500	$2,792

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 178.0%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 344.6%

35 to 446.7%

45 to 5419.2%

55 to 6419.0%

65 to 7422.9%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38	2.4%
5 to 17	126	8.0%
18 to 24	113	7.2%
25 to 34	72	4.6%
35 to 44	106	6.7%
45 to 54	302	19.2%
55 to 64	299	19.0%
65 to 74	360	22.9%
75 and over	158	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	839	53.3%
Black or African American	732	46.5%
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	3	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree22.9%

Graduate or professional degree15.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	150	11.6%
High school graduate	317	24.4%
Some college or associate's	330	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	297	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	203	15.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	491	76.6%
Carpooled	47	7.3%
Public transit	4	0.6%
Walked	3	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	96	15.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20	3.7%
15 to 29 min	177	32.5%
30 to 44 min	298	54.7%
45 to 59 min	39	7.2%
60+ min	11	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 15.9% (250 of 1,574)

	Count	Share
Family households	473	67.5%
Nonfamily households	228	32.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	701	88.6%
Vacant	90	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	650	92.7%
Renter-occupied	51	7.3%

1-unit, detached80.8%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	639	80.8%
1-unit, attached	10	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	142	18.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4503385
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.25 sq mi
Center point: 32.9679, -79.6548