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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.

How do Atlantic Beach, SC compare?

Population, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income (Census Bureau estimates Vintage 2025, 2020 Census, Building Permits Survey 2025, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates)
FigureAtlantic Beach, SC
Residents, July 2025 (estimate)472
Change since April 2020+142.1%
Residents counted in the 2020 Census195
Residents per square mile (2020)1,204
Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents–
Median home value ÷ median household income11.5 years of income
A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less)38.8%
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. ■ differs from Atlantic Beach beyond the margins of error.
MeasureAtlantic Beach, SC
Total population237±104
Median age41.5±11.2
Hispanic or Latino (any race)11.8%±13.7 pts
White alone, not Hispanic26.2%±16.9 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic60.3%±19.3 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±17.2 pts
Born outside the United States23.2%±18.9 pts
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)21.1%±10.1 pts
Median household income$33,500±$17,043
Per capita income$22,551±$7,087
People below the poverty line29.5%±20.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.3%±7.6 pts
Median home value (owner-occupied)$385,000±$139,509
Median gross rent$1,083±$451
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent61.9%±25.7 pts
Owner-occupied homes23.3%±12.4 pts
Built 2020 or later0.4%±1.1 pts
Worked from home5.3%±4.4 pts
Drove alone to work49.1%±25.5 pts
Public transportation7.9%±14.0 pts
Mean travel time to work18.2 min±7.8
No health insurance coverage35.4%±17.0 pts

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov