South Carolina · Census place 36115
Isle of Palms city, SC
Quick answer
Isle of Palms city has 4,350 residents, ranking #109 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $148,029, the median home is worth $1,192,200 and median gross rent runs $3,236 a month.
- Population
- 4,350Isle of Palms city residents
- Median household income
- $148,029Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,192,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $3,236Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 54.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 90.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Isle of Palms city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Isle of Palms city median would spend about 26.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 8.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 1.8% of residents and 90.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Duncan town 4,175
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