Beaufort County, North Carolina

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 44,597
Median household income: $57,997
Median home value: $181,200

Beaufort County is a county in North Carolina with a population of 44,597. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. At $57,997, its median household income sits below North Carolina's $69,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, Beaufort County's population declined 5.5% from 47,168 to 44,597, while its median household income rose 28.3% from $45,212 to $57,997.

The median resident is 47.1 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 15.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 44,597
Median age: 47.1 yrs
Median household income: $57,997
Median home value: $181,200
Median gross rent: $859
Housing units: 24,385
Homeownership rate: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

47,16844,597

Median household income

$45,212$57,997

Median home value

$132,800$181,200

Median gross rent

$740$859

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	47,168	$45,212	$132,800	$740
2020	47,160	$48,051	$138,000	$742
2021	44,898	$51,894	$142,800	$770
2022	44,711	$56,081	$159,900	$835
2023	44,597	$57,997	$181,200	$859

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7415.1%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,111	4.7%
5 to 17	6,538	14.7%
18 to 24	3,134	7.0%
25 to 34	4,406	9.9%
35 to 44	4,955	11.1%
45 to 54	5,387	12.1%
55 to 64	6,936	15.6%
65 to 74	6,743	15.1%
75 and over	4,387	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,528	66.2%
Black or African American	10,143	22.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	40	0.1%
Asian	104	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	83	0.2%
Two or more races	1,210	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,482	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's35.8%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,912	11.9%
High school graduate	10,402	31.7%
Some college or associate's	11,745	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	4,290	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,465	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,932	83.5%
Carpooled	1,046	5.5%
Public transit	16	0.1%
Walked	196	1.0%
Bicycle	32	0.2%
Worked from home	1,662	8.7%
Other means	204	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,187	41.2%
15 to 29 min	4,269	24.5%
30 to 44 min	3,445	19.8%
45 to 59 min	1,257	7.2%
60+ min	1,268	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 18.0% (7,931 of 44,028)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,885	67.5%
Nonfamily households	6,218	32.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,103	78.3%
Vacant	5,282	21.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,391	70.1%
Renter-occupied	5,712	29.9%

1-unit, detached65.9%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other23.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,077	65.9%
1-unit, attached	408	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1,138	4.7%
5 to 19 units	753	3.1%
20 or more units	256	1.0%
Mobile home & other	5,753	23.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 37013
State: North Carolina
Land area: 833 sq mi
Water area: 130 sq mi
Center point: 35.4823, -76.8420