Isle of Palms, SC (South Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,674 (Urban population: 4,603, Rural population: 71 (all nonfarm))

Isle of Palms, South Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,881 (1,942 occupied: 1,555 owner occupied, 387 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

Housing density: 869 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $205,422.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,357 (lower quartile is $1,120, upper quartile is $1,974)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $2,724

Median gross rent in Isle of Palms, SC in 2007: $1,547

Housing units in Isle of Palms with a mortgage: 1,036 (121 second mortgage, 250 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 406

Isle of Palms,SC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $873,269 (it was $420,900 in 2000)

Isle of Palms:	$873,269
South Carolina:	$133,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $527,536 - $1,374,241

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $1,046,986
Here: $1,046,986
State: $214,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $611,275
Here: $611,275
State: $195,928

In 2-unit structures: $532,833
Here: $532,833
State: $168,372

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $548,643
Here: $548,643
State: $191,807

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $2,094,078
Here: $2,094,078
State: $198,924

Mobile homes: $1,250,000
Here: $1,250,000
State: $45,713

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,583

In family households: 3,827 (1,100 male householders, 285 female householders)
1,206 spouses, 1,051 children (979 natural, 35 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 48 parents, 48 other relatives, 36 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 756 (217 male householders (144 living alone)), 339 female householders (266 living alone)), 200 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 796 2-persons, 258 3-persons, 234 4-persons, 75 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 410 1-person, 114 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

701 married couples with children.
141 single-parent households (31 men, 110 women).

95.4% of residents of Isle of Palms speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 208 (4.5%)
(43.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.8
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.5
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Isle of Palms, South Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 18 4 rooms: 48 5 rooms: 241 6 rooms: 380 7 rooms: 317 8 rooms: 254 9 or more rooms: 295

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Isle of Palms, South Carolina:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 13 3 rooms: 15 4 rooms: 53 5 rooms: 111 6 rooms: 85 7 rooms: 66 8 rooms: 25 9 or more rooms: 17

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 93
1995 to 1998: 500
1990 to 1994: 642
1980 to 1989: 1,401
1970 to 1979: 456
1960 to 1969: 364
1950 to 1959: 258
1940 to 1949: 127
1939 or earlier: 40

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Isle of Palms:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 4 2 bedrooms: 113 3 bedrooms: 879 4 bedrooms: 398 5 or more bedrooms: 161

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Isle of Palms:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 18 2 bedrooms: 96 3 bedrooms: 195 4 bedrooms: 61 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Isle of Palms in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 29 1 vehicle: 380 2 vehicles: 837 3 vehicles: 222 4 vehicles: 65 5 or more vehicles: 22

Cars and other vehicles available in Isle of Palms in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 14 1 vehicle: 129 2 vehicles: 175 3 vehicles: 57 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 3

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Isle of Palms, SC:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 1
$80,000 to $89,999: 2
$90,000 to $99,999: 1
$100,000 to $124,999: 3
$125,000 to $149,999: 3
$150,000 to $174,999: 4
$175,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 to $249,999: 11
$250,000 to $299,999: 19
$300,000 to $399,999: 45
$400,000 to $499,999: 135
$500,000 to $749,999: 404
$750,000 to $999,999: 301
$1,000,000 or more: 655

Isle of Palms rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Isle of Palms:

Less than $100: 4 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 2
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 1
$300 to $349: 2
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 4
$600 to $649: 8
$650 to $699: 10
$700 to $749: 11
$750 to $799: 6
$800 to $899: 24
$900 to $999: 8
$1,000 to $1,249: 53
$1,250 to $1,499: 60
$1,500 to $1,999: 76
$2,000 or more: 87
No cash rent: 34

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 50 1990 to 1994: 32 1985 to 1989: 3 1980 to 1984: 14 1975 to 1979: 16 1970 to 1974: 11 1970 to 1974: 8 1965 to 1969: 74

Isle of Palms, SC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.1%
Number of people working at home: 166 (7.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 70
5 to 9 minutes: 153
10 to 14 minutes: 229
15 to 19 minutes: 290
20 to 24 minutes: 282
25 to 29 minutes: 230
30 to 34 minutes: 528
35 to 39 minutes: 113
40 to 44 minutes: 96
45 to 59 minutes: 97
60 to 89 minutes: 41
90 or more minutes: 58

Isle of Palms mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,968 (84%)
Carpooled: 170 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Railroad: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 18 (1%)
Walked: 4 (0%)
Other means: 19 (1%)
Worked at home: 166 (7%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 53
$10,000 to $14,999: 36
$15,000 to $19,999: 30
$20,000 to $24,999: 85
$25,000 to $29,999: 68
$30,000 to $34,999: 86
$35,000 to $39,999: 88
$40,000 to $44,999: 73
$45,000 to $49,999: 74
$50,000 to $59,999: 169
$60,000 to $74,999: 192
$75,000 to $99,999: 315
$100,000 to $124,999: 172
$125,000 to $149,999: 147
$150,000 to $199,999: 148
$200,000 or more: 205

First ancestries reported:

English: 699

German: 534

Irish: 490

United States or American: 409

Scotch-Irish: 265

Other groups: 209

Italian: 198

Scottish: 170

European: 103

French (except Basque): 85

Dutch: 63

Polish: 60

Swedish: 50

British: 44

Norwegian: 40

Arab:: 32

Russian: 30

French Canadian: 29

Lebanese: 28

Canadian: 25

Greek: 25

Hungarian: 21

Austrian: 19

Lithuanian: 19

Eastern European: 18

Czechoslovakian: 17

Australian: 11

Finnish: 10

Northern European: 9

Swiss: 8

Danish: 6

Armenian: 6

Iranian: 5

Belgian: 5

Welsh: 5

Romanian: 4

Slovene: 3

Subsaharan African:: 3

African: 3

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 3

Jamaican: 3

Scandinavian: 2

Slovak: 2

Syrian: 2

Serbian: 2

Egyptian: 2

Portuguese: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (23%)
United Kingdom (20%)
Germany (13%)
Vietnam (4%)
Mexico (4%)
Netherlands (4%)
Other Western Europe (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1508
Northeast: 797
Midwest: 601
South: 1276
West: 149

52% of Isle of Palms residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in South Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 8
9th grade: 5
10th grade: 15
11th grade: 13
12th grade, no diploma: 16
High school graduate (or equivalency): 162
Less than 1 year of college: 68
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 231
Associate degree: 63
Bachelor's degree: 608
Master's degree: 242
Professional school degree: 180
Doctorate degree: 49

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 9
10th grade: 11
11th grade: 10
12th grade, no diploma: 12
High school graduate (or equivalency): 201
Less than 1 year of college: 102
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 319
Associate degree: 148
Bachelor's degree: 601
Master's degree: 283
Professional school degree: 65
Doctorate degree: 45

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 33.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $103,251
Black householders: $57,781
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $26,681
Asian householders: $294,561
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $78,723
Some other race householders: $232,326
Two or more races householders: $120,805
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $51,700

Isle of Palms household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Isle of Palms household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Isle of Palms marital status for males

Isle of Palms marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $884,680
Asian householders: $155,607
Some other race householders: $726,168
Two or more races householders: $570,560
Hispanic or Latino householders: $605,209

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,856
One, attached: 158
Two: 98
3 or 4: 145
5 to 9: 161
10 to 19: 221
20 to 49: 203
50 or more: 33
Mobile homes: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $921,875

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Isle of Palms:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (91%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (87%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Utility gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 95

Here:	23.3%
South Carolina:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 68

Here:	34.2%
South Carolina:	8.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 23

Here:	18.0%
South Carolina:	20.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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