Beaufort

Population: 13,660
Median household income: $59,454
Median home value: $310,400

Beaufort is a community in Beaufort County, South Carolina, home to 13,660 residents. At $59,454, its median household income sits below Beaufort County's $84,819.

Between 2019 and 2023, Beaufort's population grew 1.9% from 13,404 to 13,660, while its median home value rose 44.6% from $214,700 to $310,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 61.5% of the population. 77.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,660
Median age: 31.5 yrs
Median household income: $59,454
Median home value: $310,400
Median gross rent: $1,061
Housing units: 6,539
Homeownership rate: 58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,40413,660

Median household income

$54,873$59,454

Median home value

$214,700$310,400

Median gross rent

$940$1,061

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,404	$54,873	$214,700	$940
2020	13,417	$54,061	$229,600	$941
2021	12,899	$53,653	$265,100	$970
2022	13,582	$60,366	$312,900	$1,016
2023	13,660	$59,454	$310,400	$1,061

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1711.8%

18 to 2414.5%

25 to 3422.6%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	976	7.1%
5 to 17	1,606	11.8%
18 to 24	1,982	14.5%
25 to 34	3,081	22.6%
35 to 44	1,038	7.6%
45 to 54	981	7.2%
55 to 64	1,909	14.0%
65 to 74	1,300	9.5%
75 and over	787	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,407	61.5%
Black or African American	3,762	27.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42	0.3%
Asian	107	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.1%
Two or more races	467	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	862	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate26.9%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree17.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	326	3.6%
High school graduate	2,450	26.9%
Some college or associate's	2,855	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,902	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,563	17.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,952	77.8%
Carpooled	893	11.7%
Public transit	13	0.2%
Walked	293	3.8%
Bicycle	33	0.4%
Worked from home	422	5.5%
Other means	43	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,405	47.1%
15 to 29 min	1,574	21.8%
30 to 44 min	1,798	24.9%
45 to 59 min	233	3.2%
60+ min	217	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 18.0% (2,162 of 12,013)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,262	59.7%
Nonfamily households	2,204	40.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,466	83.6%
Vacant	1,073	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,211	58.7%
Renter-occupied	2,255	41.3%

1-unit, detached65.3%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units16.9%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,271	65.3%
1-unit, attached	195	3.0%
2 to 4 units	550	8.4%
5 to 19 units	1,102	16.9%
20 or more units	222	3.4%
Mobile home & other	199	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4504690
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 25 sq mi
Water area: 0.89 sq mi
Center point: 32.4581, -80.7225