Beaufort County, South Carolina

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Beaufort County, South Carolina is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (153rd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median gross rent (159th of 3,215 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Beaufort County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	195,289	5,296,225	334,922,499	359th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$86,573	$69,324	$80,734	388th of 3,221
Median Age	48.1	40.2	38.9	354th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	46.0%	32.1%	35.7%	153rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$455,600	$259,000	$332,700	185th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,653	$1,180	$1,413	159th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.6%	14.1%	12.5%	2526th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.6%	4.9%	5.2%	2744th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	339.0	176.2	n/a	455th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.7%	5.8%	14.1%	602nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.3	n/a	n/a	123rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.9%	71.9%	65.2%	1391st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.6	25.6	26.4	1769th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.2%	11.5%	15.1%	628th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.1%	n/a	n/a	847th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.1%	47.1%	46.9%	473rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.4%	n/a	n/a	330th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Beaufort County, South Carolina

Statistic	Beaufort County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	67.3%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12.4%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	15.5%	24.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.6	54.9	61.4

Age in Beaufort County, South Carolina

Statistic	Beaufort County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Median Age	48.1	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	17.4%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.7%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.4%	12.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.9%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.2%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	28.4%	18.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Beaufort County, South Carolina

Statistic	Beaufort County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Households	82,333	2,117,989	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	68.5%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.6%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.3%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.8%	29.2%	28.7%
Never Married	25.3%	32.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Beaufort County, South Carolina

Statistic	Beaufort County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$53,951	$39,236	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.8%	17.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.8%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.6%	16.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	15.2%	8.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.6%	14.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.2%	32.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.2%	10.5%	n/a

Housing in Beaufort County, South Carolina

Statistic	Beaufort County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Housing Units	103,177	2,443,039	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.4%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	17.3%	12.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.2%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,999.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.1%	28.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.8%	31.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,174	$1,251	n/a

Education in Beaufort County, South Carolina

Statistic	Beaufort County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Less than High School	5.3%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	21.0%	28.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.6%	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.8%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	19.2%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Beaufort County, South Carolina

Statistic	Beaufort County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.4%	60.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.8%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.4%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	32.3%	25.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.4%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.3%	5.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Beaufort County, South Carolina

Statistic	Beaufort County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	25.7%	52.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.0%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.8%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.3%	91.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	8.7%	5.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.0%	6.2%	16.7%

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