Is Shell Point, SC growing?

Name: Growth in Shell Point, SC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Shell Point, SC had an estimated 1,439 (±452) residents in 2020–2024, against 2,842 in 2015–2019.

That is a change of −49.4%, a measurable decrease.

Its housing went from 1,027 to 817 homes (−20.4%), not a measurable change.

2.6% of today’s homes were built in 2020 or later.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents now: 1,439 (±452)
Amount of change: −49.4%
Homes change: −20.4%
Built 2020 or later: 2.6%

Residents and homes in Shell Point, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Residents	2,842 (±640)	1,439 (±452)	−49.4%	Measurable decrease
Housing units	1,027 (±163)	817 (±204)	−20.4%	Not a measurable change
Households that rent	33.6% (±14.0 points)	21.0% (±10.6 points)	−12.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$931 (±$126)	$1,188 (±$602)	+27.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$176,700 (±$27,883)	$293,300 (±$81,942)	+66.0%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Growth in Shell Point against Beaufort County, its state and the nation

Change between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
	Residents	Verdict	Housing units
Shell Point	−49.4%	Measurable decrease	−20.4%
Beaufort County	+4.9%	Measurable increase	+4.0%
South Carolina	+5.5%	Measurable increase	+6.8%
United States	+3.1%	Measurable increase	+4.6%

A change in a place’s boundaries between the two periods (an annexation, say) changes its counts as well; the Census Bureau’s figures are for the place as it was drawn in each period.

New homes in Shell Point

Housing units by year built, 2020–2024
Year built	Shell Point	Beaufort County	South Carolina	United States
2020 or later	2.6% (±4.0 points)	3.7%	3.7%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	19.6% (±11.8 points)	16.5%	14.8%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	0.0% (±5.4 points)	27.6%	18.2%	13.6%

22.2% of the homes in Shell Point were built in 2010 or later.

The median age of residents is 53.2 years.

Growth in places near Shell Point

Change in residents between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
Place	Distance	Residents now	Amount of change	Verdict
Shell Point	—	1,439	−49.4%	Measurable decrease
Port Royal	3.4 mi	15,579	+22.0%	Measurable increase
Burton	3.5 mi	6,912	−24.0%	Measurable decrease
Beaufort	6.0 mi	13,747	+2.6%	Measurable increase
Laurel Bay	6.1 mi	5,882	−4.0%	Not a measurable change
Ridgeland	12 mi	3,764	−3.8%	Measurable decrease
Hilton Head Island	13 mi	37,911	−5.2%	Measurable decrease
Bluffton	15 mi	33,157	+59.4%	Measurable increase
Hardeeville	18 mi	10,871	+79.3%	Measurable increase

Shell Point is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Shell Point

Is Shell Point growing?

Shell Point, SC had an estimated 1,439 residents in 2020–2024 and 2,842 in 2015–2019, a change of −49.4%: a measurable decrease by the Census Bureau’s test.

How many homes have been added in Shell Point?

The estimated number of housing units went from 1,027 in 2015–2019 to 817 in 2020–2024 (−20.4%), not a measurable change.

How much new construction is there in Shell Point?

2.6% of homes in Shell Point were built in 2020 or later and 19.6% between 2010 and 2019.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Shell Point CDP, South Carolina (place:65680, in state:45).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25001_001E, B25001_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0017PE, DP04_0017PM, DP04_0018PE, DP04_0018PM, DP05_0018E, DP05_0018M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.