Folly Beach

Population: 958
Median household income: $97,813
Median home value: $951,200

Folly Beach, a community in Charleston County, South Carolina, has 958 residents. At $97,813, its median household income sits above Charleston County's $84,320.

From 2019 to 2023, Folly Beach's population declined 64.0% from 2,660 to 958, while its median home value rose 66.9% from $569,900 to $951,200.

The median resident is 62.7 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 29.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 958
Median age: 62.7 yrs
Median household income: $97,813
Median home value: $951,200
Median gross rent: $1,930
Housing units: 2,066
Homeownership rate: 91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,660958

Median household income

$78,708$97,813

Median home value

$569,900$951,200

Median gross rent

$1,046$1,930

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,660	$78,708	$569,900	$1,046
2020	2,664	$89,000	$624,200	$984
2021	1,035	$76,250	$632,700	$1,119
2022	1,020	$88,424	$652,800	$1,750
2023	958	$97,813	$951,200	$1,930

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

Age distribution

Under 50.8%

5 to 171.8%

18 to 241.3%

25 to 343.2%

35 to 445.2%

45 to 5418.5%

55 to 6428.0%

65 to 7429.6%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8	0.8%
5 to 17	17	1.8%
18 to 24	12	1.3%
25 to 34	31	3.2%
35 to 44	50	5.2%
45 to 54	177	18.5%
55 to 64	268	28.0%
65 to 74	284	29.6%
75 and over	111	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	908	94.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	21	2.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	29	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate12.5%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree36.3%

Graduate or professional degree24.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	3.6%
High school graduate	115	12.5%
Some college or associate's	216	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	334	36.3%
Graduate or professional degree	223	24.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone49.1%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle4.5%

Worked from home34.8%

Other means6.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	238	49.1%
Carpooled	27	5.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	22	4.5%
Worked from home	169	34.8%
Other means	29	6.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	67	21.2%
15 to 29 min	98	31.0%
30 to 44 min	116	36.7%
45 to 59 min	20	6.3%
60+ min	15	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.90
Poverty rate: 8.8% (84 of 958)

	Count	Share
Family households	316	62.7%
Nonfamily households	188	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	504	24.4%
Vacant	1,562	75.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	461	91.5%
Renter-occupied	43	8.5%

1-unit, detached65.9%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units10.9%

20 or more units8.7%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,362	65.9%
1-unit, attached	92	4.5%
2 to 4 units	189	9.1%
5 to 19 units	225	10.9%
20 or more units	179	8.7%
Mobile home & other	19	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4526035
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 6.36 sq mi
Center point: 32.6693, -79.9606