U.S. Beacon April 19, 2024

Folly Beach, SC

Charleston County, South Carolina

Latitude: 32.666152     Longitude: -79.939213
Population 2,263 (2005)
Elevation of Folly Beach, South Carolina: 16 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4526035, place: Folly Beach city, South Carolina)

Total Population: 2,116
Male: 1,080 (51.04%)
Female: 1,036 (48.96%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 74 (3.5%)
5 to 9 years: 45 (2.13%)
10 to 14 years: 62 (2.93%)
15 to 19 years: 88 (4.16%)
20 to 24 years: 248 (11.72%)
25 to 34 years: 348 (16.45%)
35 to 44 years: 361 (17.06%)
45 to 54 years: 413 (19.52%)
55 to 59 years: 116 (5.48%)
60 to 64 years: 98 (4.63%)
65 to 74 years: 171 (8.08%)
75 to 84 years: 79 (3.73%)
85 years and over: 13 (0.61%)

Median age: 41.1 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,886 (89.13%)
21 years and over: 1,810 (85.54%)
62 years and over: 322 (15.22%)
65 years and over: 263 (12.43%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,886 (89.13%)
--Male: 964 (45.56%)
--Female: 922 (43.57%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 263 (12.43%)
--Male: 132 (6.24%)
--Female: 131 (6.19%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 2,086 (98.58%)
--White: 2,027 (95.79%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 30 (1.42%)
--Black or African American: 16 (0.76%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 10 (0.47%)
--Asian: 4 (0.19%)
----Asian Indian: 1 (0.05%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 1 (0.05%)
----Japanese: 1 (0.05%)
----Korean: 1 (0.05%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 11 (0.52%)
Two or more Races: 30 (1.42%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 30 (1.42%)
--Mexican: 12 (0.57%)
--Puerto Rican: 3 (0.14%)
--Cuban: 3 (0.14%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 12 (0.57%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 2,086 (98.58%)
--White Alone: 2,027 (95.79%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 2,116 (100%)
--Householder: 1,060 (50.09%)
--Spouse: 403 (19.05%)
--Child: 285 (13.47%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 217 (10.26%)
--Other relatives: 54 (2.55%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 9 (0.43%)
--Nonrelatives: 314 (14.84%)
----Unmarried partner: 65 (3.07%)
Living in group quarters: 0 (0%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 1,060
Family households (families): 490 (46.23%)
----With own children under 18 years: 138 (13.02%)
--Married-couple families: 403 (38.02%)
----With own children under 18 years: 102 (9.62%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 52 (4.91%)
----With own children under 18 years: 21 (1.98%)
Nonfamily households: 570 (53.77%)
--Householder living alone: 356 (33.58%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 67 (6.32%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 147 (13.87%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 199 (18.77%)
Average household size: 2 people
Average family size: 2.51 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 1,747
Occupied housing units: 1,060 (60.68%)
Vacant housing units: 687 (39.32%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 475 (27.19%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.5%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 25.8%
Occupied housing units: 1,060 (60.68%)
Owner occupied housing units: 618 (35.37%)
Renter occupied housing units: 442 (25.3%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.1 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 1.86 people

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