South Carolina · Census place 70090
Sullivan's Island town, SC
Quick answer
Sullivan's Island town has 2,127 residents, ranking #192 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $179,614, the median home is worth $2,000,001 and median gross rent runs $2,402 a month.
- Population
- 2,127Sullivan's Island town residents
- Median household income
- $179,614Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $2,000,001Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,402Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 52.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sullivan's Island town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sullivan's Island town median would spend about 16% 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 11.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.3% of residents and 84.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Gaston town 2,026
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