Burton

Population: 7,132
Median household income: $57,315
Median home value: $198,300

Burton is a community in Beaufort County, South Carolina, home to 7,132 residents. At $57,315, its median household income sits below Beaufort County's $84,819.

From 2019 to 2023, Burton's population declined 21.6% from 9,097 to 7,132, while its median home value rose 51.1% from $131,200 to $198,300.

18.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 51.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,132
Median age: 31.8 yrs
Median household income: $57,315
Median home value: $198,300
Median gross rent: $1,281
Housing units: 2,956
Homeownership rate: 51.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,0977,132

Median household income

$54,012$57,315

Median home value

$131,200$198,300

Median gross rent

$1,067$1,281

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,097	$54,012	$131,200	$1,067
2020	8,779	$51,664	$121,700	$1,039
2021	7,818	$53,971	$152,300	$1,060
2022	7,603	$58,390	$189,200	$1,169
2023	7,132	$57,315	$198,300	$1,281

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

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2413.9%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	683	9.6%
5 to 17	1,119	15.7%
18 to 24	989	13.9%
25 to 34	1,019	14.3%
35 to 44	636	8.9%
45 to 54	863	12.1%
55 to 64	916	12.8%
65 to 74	622	8.7%
75 and over	285	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,824	39.6%
Black or African American	2,731	38.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	264	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	183	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,125	15.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate41.4%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	484	11.1%
High school graduate	1,798	41.4%
Some college or associate's	1,268	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	445	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	346	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone86.5%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit1.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,785	86.5%
Carpooled	148	4.6%
Public transit	43	1.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	230	7.1%
Other means	15	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	347	11.6%
15 to 29 min	1,379	46.1%
30 to 44 min	835	27.9%
45 to 59 min	148	4.9%
60+ min	282	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 10.6% (756 of 7,120)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,732	66.5%
Nonfamily households	874	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,606	88.2%
Vacant	350	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,337	51.3%
Renter-occupied	1,269	48.7%

1-unit, detached53.4%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other36.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,579	53.4%
1-unit, attached	5	0.2%
2 to 4 units	49	1.7%
5 to 19 units	169	5.7%
20 or more units	63	2.1%
Mobile home & other	1,091	36.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4510360
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.25 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 32.4248, -80.7406