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Shell Point, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Shell Point is a Census CDP of 1,439 people across 4.01 square miles of land, in Beaufort County. Median household income is $81,630, 79.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Shell Point
What Shell Point is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.01 sq mi
- Water area1.62 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land359 plus or minus 113
- County holding the largest share of its areaBeaufort County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shell Point
How many people live in Shell Point
- Population1,439 plus or minus 452
- Median age53.2 plus or minus 12.2
- Population under 18217 plus or minus 120
- Share under 1815.1 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Population 65 and over420 plus or minus 180
- Share 65 and over29.2 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Households737 plus or minus 179
- Family households357 plus or minus 154
- Share of households that are families48.4 percent plus or minus 17.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Shell Point
- Median household income$81,630
- Per capita income$45,130 plus or minus $11,476
- Civilian labor force675 plus or minus 264
- Employed632 plus or minus 273
- Unemployed43 plus or minus 54
- Unemployment rate6.4 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Adults 25 and over1,105 plus or minus 324
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.9 percent plus or minus 38.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.2 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.0 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Shell Point
- Housing units817 plus or minus 204
- Occupied units737 plus or minus 179
- Vacant units80 plus or minus 88
- Vacancy rate9.8 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Owner occupied582 plus or minus 173
- Renter occupied155 plus or minus 79
- Ownership rate79.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$293,300 plus or minus $81,942
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,188 plus or minus $602
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.5 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Single family units545 plus or minus 178
- Share single family66.7 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Units in buildings of two or more39 plus or minus 47
- Share in buildings of two or more4.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes233 plus or minus 130
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Shell Point gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute567 plus or minus 247
- Commuting under 15 minutes232 plus or minus 146
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.9 percent plus or minus 18.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more100 plus or minus 122
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.6 percent plus or minus 20.0
- Drove alone89.7 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home10.3 percent plus or minus 9.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Beaufort County, not Shell Point
Beaufort County context, not Shell Point figures
- Establishments in Beaufort County6,087
- Covered employment, Beaufort County71,044
- Average annual pay, Beaufort County$54,768
- Housing units permitted, Beaufort County1,638
Every figure in this section is published for Beaufort County as a whole and is not a measurement of Shell Point.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Shell Point questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Shell Point, South Carolina?
1,439, in 737 households. Shell Point CDP covers 4.01 square miles of land, which is 359 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Shell Point in?
Beaufort County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Shell Point?
$81,630. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $293,300. Median gross rent is $1,188 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Shell Point figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Beaufort County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Shell Point.
Is zoning published for Shell Point?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.