Beaufort County, South Carolina

14 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 192,123
Median household income: $84,819
Median home value: $407,600

Beaufort County is a county in South Carolina with a population of 192,123. 14 cities and places have their primary county here. At $84,819, its median household income sits above South Carolina's $66,818.

From 2019 to 2023, Beaufort County's population grew 3.2% from 186,095 to 192,123, while its median household income rose 24.0% from $68,377 to $84,819.

63.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1997.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 192,123
Median age: 47.2 yrs
Median household income: $84,819
Median home value: $407,600
Median gross rent: $1,484
Housing units: 101,177
Homeownership rate: 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

186,095192,123

Median household income

$68,377$84,819

Median home value

$298,100$407,600

Median gross rent

$1,202$1,484

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	186,095	$68,377	$298,100	$1,202
2020	189,732	$71,430	$309,600	$1,229
2021	186,007	$74,199	$328,500	$1,279
2022	189,071	$81,260	$377,900	$1,435
2023	192,123	$84,819	$407,600	$1,484

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7416.1%

75 and over11.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,141	4.8%
5 to 17	25,055	13.0%
18 to 24	19,320	10.1%
25 to 34	19,594	10.2%
35 to 44	19,105	9.9%
45 to 54	19,423	10.1%
55 to 64	26,869	14.0%
65 to 74	30,955	16.1%
75 and over	22,661	11.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	129,485	67.4%
Black or African American	30,072	15.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	107	0.1%
Asian	2,007	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1,080	0.6%
Two or more races	5,833	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23,539	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate21.4%

Some college or associate's28.0%

Bachelor's degree25.9%

Graduate or professional degree18.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,050	5.8%
High school graduate	29,627	21.4%
Some college or associate's	38,867	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	35,837	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	26,226	18.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	65,039	75.0%
Carpooled	8,118	9.4%
Public transit	650	0.7%
Walked	1,784	2.1%
Bicycle	358	0.4%
Worked from home	9,840	11.3%
Other means	916	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	24,396	31.7%
15 to 29 min	26,690	34.7%
30 to 44 min	17,583	22.9%
45 to 59 min	4,248	5.5%
60+ min	3,948	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 10.5% (19,494 of 185,923)

	Count	Share
Family households	54,394	69.0%
Nonfamily households	24,400	31.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	78,794	77.9%
Vacant	22,383	22.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	59,671	75.7%
Renter-occupied	19,123	24.3%

1-unit, detached63.3%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units9.8%

20 or more units8.2%

Mobile home & other9.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	64,093	63.3%
1-unit, attached	5,304	5.2%
2 to 4 units	3,688	3.6%
5 to 19 units	9,894	9.8%
20 or more units	8,250	8.2%
Mobile home & other	9,948	9.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 45013
State: South Carolina
Land area: 576 sq mi
Water area: 348 sq mi
Center point: 32.3581, -80.6894