Beaufort, SC

Census Place

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2024 Population
13,747
US Senator
Lindsey Graham
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Scott
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
32.2
2.22% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
12.5%
30.8% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$61,220
2.97% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$345,400
11.3% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
6,416
1.13% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Beaufort, SC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.6% of the residents in Beaufort, SC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Beaufort, SC are Technical College of the Lowcountry (393 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Beaufort, SC was $345,400, and the homeownership rate was 61.5%.

Most people in Beaufort, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Beaufort, SC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesSouth CarolinaBeaufort County, SCHilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SCAllendale, Bamberg, Colleton, Hampton & Beaufort (East) Counties--Port Royal Cities PUMA, SC

Population & Diversity

Beaufort, SC is home to a population of 13.7k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.86% of Beaufort, SC residents were born outside of the country (530 people).

In 2024, there were 2.41 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.6k people) in Beaufort, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.57k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 342 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%
2024 Citizenship
98.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Beaufort, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Beaufort, SC was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Beaufort, SC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    8.6k ± 787
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    3.57k ± 740
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    342 ± 191
7.37%
Hispanic Population
1.01k people

In 2024, there were 2.41 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.6k people) in Beaufort, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.57k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 342 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.37% of the people in Beaufort, SC are hispanic (1.01k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Beaufort, SC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    63,986 ± 6,172 people
  2. India
    20,779 ± 3,532 people
  3. Honduras
    17,281 ± 3,222 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 63,986 South Carolina residents, followed by India with 20,779 and Honduras with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.86%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
530 people
3.85%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
526 people

As of 2024, 3.86% of Beaufort, SC residents (530 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Beaufort, SC was 3.85%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    769 ± 284
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    241 ± 132
  3. Vietnam
    226 ± 112

Beaufort, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.19 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Beaufort, SC employs 6.42k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Beaufort, SC were Retail Trade (831 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (670 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (592 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Information ($175,181), and Wholesale Trade ($152,601).

Employment

Occupations

6.42k
2024 Value
± 835
1.13%
1 Year growth
± 19%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Beaufort, SC grew at a rate of 1.13%, from 6.34k employees to 6.42k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Beaufort, SC, are Management Occupations (733 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (705 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (655 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Beaufort, SC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.42k
2024 Value
± 835
1.13%
1 Year growth
± 19%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Beaufort, SC grew at a rate of 1.13%, from 6.34k employees to 6.42k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Beaufort, SC, are Retail Trade (831 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (670 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (592 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Beaufort, SC, though some of these residents may live in Beaufort, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$47,692
Median earning men ± $2,552
$38,161
Median earning women ± $3,201

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($175,562), Wholesale Trade ($154,561), and Public Administration ($76,900).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($140,972), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,868), and Public Administration ($40,625).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.54%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Carolina.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Beaufort, SC awarded 393 degrees. The student population of Beaufort, SC in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 723 male students and 1,626 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Beaufort, SC are White (157 and 39.9%), Black or African American (145 and 36.9%), Hispanic or Latino (58 and 14.8%), and Two or More Races (18 and 4.58%).

The largest universities in Beaufort, SC by number of degrees awarded are Technical College of the Lowcountry (393 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Beaufort, SC are Liberal Arts & Sciences (82 and 20.9%), General Studies (58 and 14.8%), and Registered Nursing (31 and 7.89%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,349 students enrolled in Beaufort, SC, 30.8% men and 69.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,048 records, of which 63.9% were women and 36.1% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    58 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    31 degrees awarded
  3. Other Multidisciplinary Studies
    25 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Beaufort, SC was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 58 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Beaufort, SC according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Technical College of the Lowcountry
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
393 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Technical College of the Lowcountry with 393 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 97 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Beaufort, SC, which is 0.328 times less than the 296 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 157 degrees mean that there were 1.08 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 145 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($5,736) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($364) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,240) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Beaufort, SC was $345,400 in 2024, which is 1.04 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $310,400 to $345,400, a 11.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Beaufort, SC is 61.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Beaufort, SC have an average commute time of 18.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Beaufort, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$345,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$38,325
$3,287
Median Property Taxes
±$505

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Beaufort, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Beaufort, SC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

61.5%
Homeownership
2024
63.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 61.5% of the housing units in Beaufort, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$61,220
Median Household Income
± $9,318
5.35k
Number of Households
± 696

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.35k households in Beaufort, SC grew to $61,220 from the previous year's value of $59,454.

The following chart displays the households in Beaufort, SC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Beaufort, SC is from South Carolina.
0.464
2023 Wage GINI in South Carolina
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.102% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (68.6%)
  2. Carpooled (17.9%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.04%)

In 2024, 68.6% of workers in Beaufort, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.9%) and those who worked at home (8.04%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

18.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Beaufort, SC have a shorter commute time (18.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.59% of the workforce in Beaufort, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Beaufort, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Beaufort, SC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Beaufort, SC (1.48k out of 11.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Beaufort, SC is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92.5% of the population of Beaufort, SC has health coverage, with 40.6% on employee plans, 17.3% on Medicaid, 9.37% on Medicare, 22.5% on non-group plans, and 2.66% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Carolina see 1,485 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,485 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1682 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 437 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.2% under 18 years, 29.3% between 18 and 34 years, 34.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.48%
Uninsured
40.6%
Employer Coverage
17.3%
Medicaid
9.37%
Medicare
22.5%
Non-Group
2.66%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Beaufort, SC declined by 17.7% from 9.09% to 7.48%.

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