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Kiawah Island, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Kiawah Island is a Census town of 2,326 people across 11.17 square miles of land, in Charleston County. Median household income is $213,594, 98.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kiawah Island
What Kiawah Island is
- Census place typetown
- Land area11.17 sq mi
- Water area3.97 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land208
- County holding the largest share of its areaCharleston 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.
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How many people live in Kiawah Island
- Population2,326
- Median age66.8
- Population under 1815 plus or minus 21
- Share under 180.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Population 65 and over1,326
- Share 65 and over57.0 percent
- Households1,211
- Family households1,037
- Share of households that are families85.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Kiawah Island
- Median household income$213,594 plus or minus $44,182
- Per capita income$210,726
- Civilian labor force706 plus or minus 194
- Employed693 plus or minus 195
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 16
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over2,291
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher87.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree50.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Kiawah Island
- Housing units3,865
- Occupied units1,211
- Vacant units2,654
- Vacancy rate68.7 percent
- Owner occupied1,198
- Renter occupied13 plus or minus 13
- Ownership rate98.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$2,000,001
- Single family units2,798
- Share single family72.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,048 plus or minus 246
- Share in buildings of two or more27.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes19 plus or minus 22
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Kiawah Island gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute380 plus or minus 167
- Commuting under 15 minutes82 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.6 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more223 plus or minus 154
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more58.7 percent plus or minus 31.3
- Drove alone39.1 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Carpooled0.9 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Public transport4.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Worked from home44.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Kiawah Island
- NFIP communityTown of Kiawah Island
- NFIP community number450257
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date01/29/21
The Town of Kiawah Island participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450257 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Charleston County, not Kiawah Island
Charleston County context, not Kiawah Island figures
- Establishments in Charleston County15,801
- Covered employment, Charleston County278,476
- Average annual pay, Charleston County$68,271
- Housing units permitted, Charleston County4,153
Every figure in this section is published for Charleston County as a whole and is not a measurement of Kiawah Island.
All Charleston County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Kiawah Island questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kiawah Island, South Carolina?
2,326, in 1,211 households. Kiawah Island town covers 11.17 square miles of land, which is 208 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kiawah Island in?
Charleston 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 Kiawah Island?
$213,594. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $2,000,001. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Kiawah Island in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Kiawah Island appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kiawah Island, town of, community 450257, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Kiawah Island figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Charleston 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 Kiawah Island.
Is zoning published for Kiawah Island?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.