Kiawah Island is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Kiawah Island, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Kiawah Island have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Kiawah Island in 100 people: 1 kids under 18 (SC: 21)
For every 100 workers, 44 work from home, beside 12 across SC. Population: about 2,014 (2025 Census estimate). 87 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more. Kiawah Island’s head count changed +24% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses.
Median age 66.8 (SC 40.2).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.9 points. Median age: women 67.0, men 66.7.
Counted by household. Plus 56.2% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 32 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Kiawah Island says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
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What Kiawah Island’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Kiawah Island or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Kiawah Island in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.