Sullivans Island, SC Demographic Data
Sullivans Island, SC Summary
Sullivans Island is located in Charleston County in South Carolina
- Population: 1,905
- Area: 3.44 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.50 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.94 sq. miles
- Population Density: 553.94 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 4.59 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sullivans Island, SC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,089
53%
50.8
Male
960
47%
49.2
Total Population
2,049
323,128,000
Sullivans Island, SC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
105
5.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
65
3.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
160
7.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
176
8.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
65
3.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
180
8.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
172
8.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
400
19.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
191
9.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
173
8.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
245
12.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
74
3.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
43
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,574
76.8%
77.2
Female
847
53.8%
51.3
Male
727
46.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,537
75.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
466
22.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
362
17.7%
15.2
Female
200
55.2%
55.8
Male
162
44.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
47
0.0%
0.0
Sullivans Island, SC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,031
99.1%
96.8
White
2,005
97.9%
72.6
Black or African American
12
0.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
4
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
4
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
10
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
18
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
37
1.8%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
7
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
30
1.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,012
98.2%
82.2
Sullivans Island, SC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
6
0.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
16
1.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
61
4.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
155
10.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
56
3.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
632
42.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
552
37.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
22
1.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,456
98.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,184
80.1%
31.2
Sullivans Island, SC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
489
28.4%
33.7%
Now Married
964
56.1%
47.5
Divorced
154
9.0%
11.0%
Separated
6
0.3%
2.0
Widowed
106
6.2
5.8%
Sullivans Island, SC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,889
97.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
55
2.8%
21.6%
Spanish
33
1.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
22
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Sullivans Island, SC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
44
5.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
6
0.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
29
3.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
28
3.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
54
6.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
108
13.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
63
8.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
162
20.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
52
6.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
244
30.9%
6.4
Median household income
118,214
57,617
Per capita income
79,603
31,128
Sullivans Island, SC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
91
9.3%
9.8
Construction
37
3.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
272
27.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
87
8.9%
6.6
Information
33
3.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
26
2.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
47
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
248
25.4%
11.4
Public administration
27
2.8%
4.6
Retail trade
73
7.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
9
0.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
27
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
22
2.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
659
67.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
32
3.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
180
18.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
84
8.6%
18.1%
Sullivans Island, SC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
961
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
776
80.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
34
3.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
5
0.5%
5.1
Walked
6
0.6%
2.7
Other means
24
2.5%
1.8
Worked at home
116
12.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.2
26.6
Sullivans Island, SC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
0
0.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
215
27.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
340
43.0%
37.1
3 or more
235
29.7%
21.0
Sullivans Island, SC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
790
70.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
686
86.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
104
13.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
326
29.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
24
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Sullivans Island, SC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,116
1 room
3
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
16
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
45
4.0%
9.1
4 rooms
120
10.8%
16.5
5 rooms
94
8.4%
19.8
6 rooms
186
16.7%
17.8
7 rooms
160
14.3%
12.0
8 rooms
213
19.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
279
25.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Sullivans Island, SC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,116
1-unit, detached
970
86.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
16
1.4%
5.9
2-units
39
3.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
27
2.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
15
1.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
39
3.5%
9.0
Mobile home
10
0.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Sullivans Island, SC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
256
22.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
36
3.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
126
11.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
66
5.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
95
8.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
147
13.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
180
16.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
161
14.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
33
3.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
16
1.4%
1.4%
Sullivans Island, SC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48
6.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
98
12.4%
4.7
Electricity
638
80.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
6
0.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Sullivans Island, SC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
425
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
12
2.8%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
15
3.5%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
24
5.6%
7.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
26
6.1%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
49
11.5%
20.1%
$3,000 or more
299
70.4%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
111
26.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
16
3.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
32
7.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
21
5.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
237
56.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Sullivans Island, SC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
90
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
5
5.6%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
9
10.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
9
10.0%
1.8%
$500 to $999
14
15.6%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
18
20.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
35
38.9%
4.4%
No Cash Rent
14
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
2,114
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
16
17.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
10
11.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
19
21.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
9
10.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
36
40.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
14
0.0%
0.0%
Sullivans Island, SC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
686
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
15
2.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3
0.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
9
1.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2
0.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
27
3.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
28
4.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
176
25.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
426
62.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
1,218,400
205,000