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29585

Pawleys Island, SC · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
16,966
Median household income
$81,946
People below poverty
7.5%
Median home value
$463,400

Income

The median income of households in 29585 was $81,946. An estimated 2.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 15.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 29585 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.2
$10,000 to $14,999 2.6
$15,000 to $24,999 4.5
$25,000 to $34,999 5.1
$35,000 to $49,999 7.5
$50,000 to $74,999 21.5
$75,000 to $99,999 15
$100,000 to $149,999 16.3
$150,000 to $199,999 9.7
$200,000 or more 15.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 29585 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 79980
Female 50089

An estimated 54.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 60.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 51.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $30,921. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 29585 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 54.3
Social Security 60.7
Retirement income 51.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.6
Cash public assistance income 0.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 29585 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7.2

In 2020-2024, 1.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 80.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 67.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 27.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 29585 in 2020-2024, 95% had health insurance coverage and 5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 71.9% and public coverage was 55.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 9.9%.


In 2020-2024, 29585 had a total population of 16,966 - 9,030 (53.2%) females and 7,936 (46.8%) males. The median age was 61.7 years. An estimated 13.7% of the population was under 18 years, 16.6% was 19 to 44 years, 25.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 43.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 29585 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 344 222
5 to 9 225 318
10 to 14 337 345
15 to 19 297 380
20 to 24 285 460
25 to 29 63 148
30 to 34 294 166
35 to 39 277 397
40 to 44 354 361
45 to 49 210 343
50 to 54 539 580
55 to 59 563 601
60 to 64 748 763
65 to 69 949 1089
70 to 74 885 1152
75 to 79 754 954
80 to 84 394 406
85 and over 418 345

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 88.6% were White; 4.9% were Black or African American; 14.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.3% were Asian; 3.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.5% of the people in 29585 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 88% of the people in 29585 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,826 households in 29585. The average household size was 2.16 people.

Married-couple households made up 57.3% of the households in 29585 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.7% of all households, while 13.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.9% of all households.

In 29585, 15.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 61.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 29585 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 57.3
Cohabiting Couples 3.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 66.9% of males and 56.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 17.8 15.9
Now married, except separated 66.9 56.6
Separated 1.3 0.8
Widowed 3.6 14.9
Divorced 10.4 11.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 29585, 469 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 5.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.9% of the people living in 29585 were U.S. natives. 29.1% of the 29585 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.1% of 29585 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 59.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 79.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 29585 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 29585.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 29585 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 11.7
Asia 13.1
Europe 54.4
Africa 6.6
Northern America 14.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 29585 in 2020-2024, 2.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.2% of people at least five years old; 0.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 29585 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.2
Other Indo-European languages 1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 29585 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 29585 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.1
Different house, same county 2.5
Different county, same state 2.3
Different state 5.8
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 52.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 29585 was 2,552 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 84 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,020. College or graduate school enrollment was 448.

Educational Attainment of People in 29585 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.3
High school diploma or equivalency 17.3
Some college, no degree 19.4
Associate's degree 7.5
Bachelor's degree 34.1
Graduate or professional degree 18.3

Disability

In 29585, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9% of people under 18 years old, to 8.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 29585, 42.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 57.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 11.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,861 76.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 754 11.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 744 11.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 29585 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 29585 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.8
Construction 6
Manufacturing 10.8
Wholesale trade 2.5
Retail trade 13.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.4
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 9.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.5
Other Services, except public administration 7.5
Public administration 3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 29585 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,788 43.8
Service occupations 1,108 17.4
Sales and office occupations 1,722 27.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 309 4.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 432 6.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 69.7% of 29585 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 29585 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 69.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.9
Other means 1.7
Worked from home 22.6

In 2020-2024, 29585 had a total of 12,336 housing units. Of these housing units, 77.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 21% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 29585 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 77.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 21
Mobile homes 1.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

14.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 29585 was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 78.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 29585 had 7,826 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 4,510 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 87.7% while renters occupied 12.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.18 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.02.

3.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 3.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.5% and another 21% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 29585:

House Heating Fuel Used in 29585 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 7
Electricity 92.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 29585 was $463,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 55.6 % had a mortgage. 44.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,837 and for owners without a mortgage it was $660.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 29585 was $1,660. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.