About Isle Of Palms

Isle Of Palms is a very small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 4,583 people and just one neighborhood, Isle Of Palms is the 108th largest community in South Carolina.

Isle Of Palms is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.09% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Isle Of Palms is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Isle Of Palms who work in sales jobs (17.66%), management occupations (17.45%), and healthcare (10.98%).

One of the nice things about Isle Of Palms is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. This is definately true of Isle Of Palms, which supports a strong tourist economy.

Isle Of Palms is a small city, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Isle Of Palms, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.76% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small city, Isle Of Palms doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Isle Of Palms Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Isle Of Palms, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Isle Of Palms is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 59.65% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Isle Of Palms in 2000 was $44,221, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $176,884 for a family of four. However, Isle Of Palms contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Isle Of Palms home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Isle Of Palms is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Isle Of Palms include English, German, Irish, Scotch-Irish, Italian, Scottish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Isle Of Palms is English.