Bonneau Beach, SC

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,516
US Senator
Lindsey Graham
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Scott
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
62.7
0.804% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
13.7%
19% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$60,865
5.74% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$253,800
11.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
509
10.9% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Bonneau Beach, SC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Bonneau Beach, SC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Bonneau Beach, SC was $253,800, and the homeownership rate was 85.6%.

Most people in Bonneau Beach, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 44.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Bonneau Beach, SC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesSouth CarolinaBerkeley County, SCCharleston-North Charleston, SCBerkeley (North & East) County--Moncks Corner City PUMA, SC

Population & Diversity

Bonneau Beach, SC is home to a population of 1.52k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.44% of Bonneau Beach, SC residents were born outside of the country (37 people).

In 2024, there were 6.16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.12k people) in Bonneau Beach, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 182 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 107 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Bonneau Beach, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bonneau Beach, SC was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bonneau Beach, SC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.12k ± 260
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    182 ± 179
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    107 ± 102

In 2024, there were 6.16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.12k people) in Bonneau Beach, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 182 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 107 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bonneau Beach, SC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for South Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    63,986 ± 6,172 people
  2. India
    20,779 ± 3,532 people
  3. Honduras
    17,281 ± 3,222 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 63,986 South Carolina residents, followed by India with 20,779 and Honduras with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.44%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
37 people
2.27%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
35 people

As of 2024, 2.44% of Bonneau Beach, SC residents (37 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bonneau Beach, SC was 2.27%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    117 ± 77
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    115 ± 78
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    97 ± 93

Bonneau Beach, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Bonneau Beach, SC employs 509 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bonneau Beach, SC were Manufacturing (120 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (91 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (51 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,956), Manufacturing ($50,605), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($37,273).

Employment

Occupations

509
2024 Value
± 211
10.9%
1 Year growth
± 53%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bonneau Beach, SC grew at a rate of 10.9%, from 459 employees to 509 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bonneau Beach, SC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (79 people), Management Occupations (71 people), and Production Occupations (65 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bonneau Beach, SC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

509
2024 Value
± 211
10.9%
1 Year growth
± 53%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bonneau Beach, SC grew at a rate of 10.9%, from 459 employees to 509 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bonneau Beach, SC, are Manufacturing (120 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (91 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (51 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bonneau Beach, SC, though some of these residents may live in Bonneau Beach, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$51,371
Median earning men ± $14,655
$26,250
Median earning women ± $17,453

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,956) and Manufacturing ($50,605).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($24,107).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.
Y-Axis
2.54%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Bonneau Beach, SC was $253,800 in 2024, which is 0.763 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $227,000 to $253,800, a 11.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Bonneau Beach, SC is 85.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bonneau Beach, SC have an average commute time of 44.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bonneau Beach, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$253,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$64,232
$670
Median Property Taxes
±$194

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bonneau Beach, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bonneau Beach, SC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

85.6%
Homeownership
2024
60.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 85.6% of the housing units in Bonneau Beach, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$60,865
Median Household Income
± $22,062
783
Number of Households
± 213

In 2024, the median household income of the 783 households in Bonneau Beach, SC grew to $60,865 from the previous year's value of $57,561.

The following chart displays the households in Bonneau Beach, SC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $125k - $150k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bonneau Beach, SC is from South Carolina.
0.464
2023 Wage GINI in South Carolina
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.102% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.2%)
  2. Carpooled (10.2%)
  3. Worked At Home (9.62%)

In 2024, 80.2% of workers in Bonneau Beach, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.2%) and those who worked at home (9.62%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

44.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bonneau Beach, SC have a longer commute time (44.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.88% of the workforce in Bonneau Beach, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bonneau Beach, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bonneau Beach, SC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bonneau Beach, SC (206 out of 1.51k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 5 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bonneau Beach, SC is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

97% of the population of Bonneau Beach, SC has health coverage, with 19.2% on employee plans, 15% on Medicaid, 23.2% on Medicare, 26.3% on non-group plans, and 13.3% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Carolina see 1,485 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,485 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1682 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 437 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 59% were men and 41% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 12.7% under 18 years, 4.29% between 18 and 34 years, 42.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 40.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 59% were men and 41% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.97%
Uninsured
19.2%
Employer Coverage
15%
Medicaid
23.2%
Medicare
26.3%
Non-Group
13.3%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bonneau Beach, SC declined by 21% from 3.76% to 2.97%.

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