Folly Beach, SC

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,267
US Senator
Lindsey Graham
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Scott
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
62
1.12% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
4.03%
54.1% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$102,279
4.57% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$1M
5.13% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
696
43.5% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Folly 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 Folly Beach, SC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Folly Beach, SC was $1M, and the homeownership rate was 94.7%.

Most people in Folly Beach, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Folly Beach, SC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Folly Beach, SC is home to a population of 1.27k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Folly Beach, SC residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 50.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.22k people) in Folly Beach, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 24 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 18 Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (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 Folly Beach, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Folly 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 Folly Beach, SC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.22k ± 333
  2. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    24 ± 37
  3. Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic)
    18 ± 29

In 2024, there were 50.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.22k people) in Folly Beach, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 24 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 18 Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Folly 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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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    32 ± 34
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    12 ± 24

Folly Beach, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.67 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Folly Beach, SC employs 696 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Folly Beach, SC were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (158 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (69 people), and Educational Services (65 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($250,001), Manufacturing ($196,923), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($190,417).

Employment

Occupations

696
2024 Value
± 187
43.5%
1 Year growth
± 31.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Folly Beach, SC grew at a rate of 43.5%, from 485 employees to 696 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Folly Beach, SC, are Management Occupations (176 people), Sales & Related Occupations (109 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (53 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Folly 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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Industries

Employment by Industries

696
2024 Value
± 187
43.5%
1 Year growth
± 31.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Folly Beach, SC grew at a rate of 43.5%, from 485 employees to 696 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Folly Beach, SC, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (158 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (69 people), and Educational Services (65 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Folly Beach, SC, though some of these residents may live in Folly 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

$94,650
Median earning men ± $35,763
$54,293
Median earning women ± $15,797

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($196,923), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($158,077), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($191,146), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($94,500), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,417).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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 Folly Beach, SC was $1M in 2024, which is 3.01 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $951,200 to $1M, a 5.13% increase. The homeownership rate in Folly Beach, SC is 94.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Folly Beach, SC have an average commute time of 26.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Folly Beach, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1M
Median Property Value 2024
±$115,161
$586
Median Property Taxes
±$161

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 Folly Beach, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

94.7%
Homeownership
2024
58.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 94.7% of the housing units in Folly Beach, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 91.5%.

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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.
$102,279
Median Household Income
± $64,730
619
Number of Households
± 159

In 2024, the median household income of the 619 households in Folly Beach, SC grew to $102,279 from the previous year's value of $97,813.

The following chart displays the households in Folly 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 $150k - $200k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Folly 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (51.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (33%)
  3. Other (7.08%)

In 2024, 51.4% of workers in Folly Beach, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (33%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (7.08%).

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

26.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Folly Beach, SC have a longer commute time (26.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.04% of the workforce in Folly 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 Folly Beach, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Folly Beach, SC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.03% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Folly Beach, SC (51 out of 1.27k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 75+, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Folly Beach, SC is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

100% of the population of Folly Beach, SC has health coverage, with 40.6% on employee plans, 7.42% on Medicaid, 33% on Medicare, 18.9% on non-group plans, and 0% 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, 54.5% were men and 45.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 9.16% under 18 years, 6.39% between 18 and 34 years, 45.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 38.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.5% were men and 45.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

0%
Uninsured
40.6%
Employer Coverage
7.42%
Medicaid
33%
Medicare
18.9%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Folly Beach, SC declined by 100% from 1.88% to 0%.

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