KIAWAH ISLAND SC

A total of 1,68k inhabitants called Kiawah Island, South Carolina home in 2019, with a median age of 67.6 and a median family income of $193,750. Kiawah Island, South Carolina saw a 9.9% increase in population between 2018 and 2019, from 1,525 to 1,676, and a 34.8% increase in its median household income, from $143,750 to $193,750.

White (non-Hispanic) (95.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (1.49%), Black or African American (non-Hispanic) (1.31%), White (Hispanic) (0.656%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.418%) are the top 5 ethnic groups on Kiawah Island, South Carolina. In Kiawah Island, South Carolina, 0% of homes have English as the only language spoken.

Americans make up 99.3% of the population of Kiawah Island, South Carolina.

2019 saw a $1.53M median property value and a 96.8% homeownership rate in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. The majority of persons in Kiawah Island, South Carolina commuted alone by car, and the trip took an average of 19.3 minutes. In Kiawah Island, South Carolina, there were typically two cars per home.

Diversity

1.68k individuals call Kiawah Island, South Carolina home, and 99.3% of them are citizens. As of 2019, 4.89% of Kiawah Island, South Carolina residents were foreign-born (82 people).

Kiawah Island, South Carolina had 1.61k more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2019 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups, 25 Asian (non-Hispanic) and 22 Black or African American (non-Hispanic) inhabitants, respectively, were present.

Ethnicity and Race

Kiawah Island, South Carolina had 1.61k more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2019 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups, 25 Asian (non-Hispanic) and 22 Black or African American (non-Hispanic) inhabitants, respectively, were present.

Hispanics make up 1.07% of the population of Kiawah Island, SC (18 people).

Population Born Abroad

82 persons, or 4.89% of the population of Kiawah Island, South Carolina, were foreign-born as of 2019, which is less than the 13.7% national average. The percentage of residents who were born abroad in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, was 4.66% in 2018, and it has been rising since then.

By Nativity, Age

The average age of all residents in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, in 2019 was 67.6. Citizens who were born in the country were often younger than those who were born abroad, whose median age was 72. But the age of the population is rising in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. The average age of all residents of Kiawah Island, South Carolina, in 2018 was 68.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico accounted for 64,736 of South Carolina's foreign-born residents' birthplaces in 2019, followed by India with 14,943 and Honduras with 11,181 foreign-born individuals.

Citizenship

The percentage of US citizens living in Kiawah Island, South Carolina as of 2019 was 99.3%, greater than the 93.4% national average. The percentage of US citizens in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, was 99.5% in 2018, indicating a declining citizenship rate.

Veterans

2.48 times more military troops from Vietnam than from any other combat reside in Kiawah Island, South Carolina.

Economy

In South Carolina, the average income of men is $1.37 times greater than that of women, who earn $43,921. South Carolina's income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.461, which is less than the country as a whole.

Kiawah Island, South Carolina's economy employs 462 people. Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (144 employees), Finance & Insurance (44 employees), and Retail Trade (39 employees) are the three industries in Kiawah Island, South Carolina that employ the most people. Manufacturing pays the highest wages ($250,001), followed by Health Care & Social Assistance ($150,938), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($111,750).