Pawleys Island, SC

Census Place

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2024 Population
170
US Senator
Lindsey Graham
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Scott
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
68.3
2.01% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
21.8%
321% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$122,500
3.16% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$1.69M
10.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
51
18.6% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Pawleys Island, 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 Pawleys Island, SC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Pawleys Island, SC was $1.69M, and the homeownership rate was 97.9%.

Most people in Pawleys Island, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 12.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Pawleys Island, SC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Pawleys Island, SC is home to a population of 170 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Pawleys Island, SC residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 84 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (168 people) in Pawleys Island, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (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 Pawleys Island, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pawleys Island, 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 Pawleys Island, SC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    168 ± 50
  2. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    2 ± 5
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    0 ± 14

In 2024, there were 84 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (168 people) in Pawleys Island, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pawleys Island, 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
    9 ± 21
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    3 ± 15

Pawleys Island, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Pawleys Island, SC employs 51 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pawleys Island, SC were Retail Trade (15 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (6 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (6 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($250,001), Manufacturing ($205,625), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($148,750).

Employment

Occupations

51
2024 Value
± 89
18.6%
1 Year growth
± 228%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pawleys Island, SC grew at a rate of 18.6%, from 43 employees to 51 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pawleys Island, SC, are Sales & Related Occupations (19 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (9 people), and Management Occupations (7 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pawleys Island, 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

51
2024 Value
± 89
18.6%
1 Year growth
± 228%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pawleys Island, SC grew at a rate of 18.6%, from 43 employees to 51 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pawleys Island, SC, are Retail Trade (15 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (6 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (6 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pawleys Island, SC, though some of these residents may live in Pawleys Island, 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

$206,875
Median earning men ± $232,584
$108,462
Median earning women ± $69,609

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($205,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($29,500).

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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 Pawleys Island, SC was $1.69M in 2024, which is 5.09 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.54M to $1.69M, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Pawleys Island, SC is 97.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pawleys Island, SC have an average commute time of 12.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pawleys Island, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.69M
Median Property Value 2024
±$633,943
$94
Median Property Taxes
±$49

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

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

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Rent vs Own

97.9%
Homeownership
2024
57.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 97.9% of the housing units in Pawleys Island, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 92.5%.

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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.
$122,500
Median Household Income
± $69,389
96
Number of Households
± 39

In 2024, the median household income of the 96 households in Pawleys Island, SC grew to $122,500 from the previous year's value of $118,750.

The following chart displays the households in Pawleys Island, 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 Pawleys Island, 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 (69.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (28.6%)
  3. Public Transit (2.04%)

In 2024, 69.4% of workers in Pawleys Island, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (28.6%) and those who used public transit to get to work (2.04%).

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

12.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pawleys Island, SC have a shorter commute time (12.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Pawleys Island, 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 Pawleys Island, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pawleys Island, SC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pawleys Island, SC (37 out of 170 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 65 - 74, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pawleys Island, 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

98.8% of the population of Pawleys Island, SC has health coverage, with 17.1% on employee plans, 1.18% on Medicaid, 48.2% on Medicare, 30% on non-group plans, and 2.35% 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, 45.3% were men and 54.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 1.76% under 18 years, 0% between 18 and 34 years, 27.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 70.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.3% were men and 54.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.18%
Uninsured
17.1%
Employer Coverage
1.18%
Medicaid
48.2%
Medicare
30%
Non-Group
2.35%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pawleys Island, SC declined by 31.8% from 1.72% to 1.18%.

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