Beaufort County, North Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Beaufort County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	44,499	10,730,404	334,922,499	1107th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,357	$72,388	$80,734	2234th of 3,221
Median Age	47.7	39.1	38.9	382nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.2%	35.7%	35.7%	1795th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$192,700	$288,900	$332,700	1486th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$871	$1,228	$1,413	1603rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.8%	13.0%	12.5%	803rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	4.7%	5.2%	1980th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	53.4	220.7	n/a	1475th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.6%	9.1%	14.1%	1344th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.1	n/a	n/a	1802nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.5%	66.6%	65.2%	2345th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.8	25.1	26.4	1481st of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.9%	16.3%	15.1%	1510th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.8%	n/a	n/a	897th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.5%	47.2%	46.9%	1765th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.1%	n/a	n/a	2022nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Beaufort County, North Carolina

Statistic	Beaufort County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	66.3%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.9%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	22.8%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.2	58.4	61.4

Age in Beaufort County, North Carolina

Statistic	Beaufort County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	47.7	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	19.1%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.2%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.7%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.0%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.3%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.6%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Beaufort County, North Carolina

Statistic	Beaufort County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	19,385	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	68.4%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.9%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.9%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.1%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	27.9%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Beaufort County, North Carolina

Statistic	Beaufort County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,495	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.1%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.6%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.9%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.5%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.8%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.8%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.7%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Beaufort County, North Carolina

Statistic	Beaufort County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	24,526	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.5%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.5%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	21.0%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.5%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.5%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,300	$1,896	n/a

Education in Beaufort County, North Carolina

Statistic	Beaufort County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	10.7%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.9%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.1%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.1%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.1%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Beaufort County, North Carolina

Statistic	Beaufort County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.2%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.4%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	37.8%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.3%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.2%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Beaufort County, North Carolina

Statistic	Beaufort County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.5%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.5%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.8%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.4%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.0%	10.0%	16.7%

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