Laurel Bay

Population: 5,627
Median household income: $52,094
Median home value: $221,300

Laurel Bay is a community in Beaufort County, South Carolina, home to 5,627 residents. At $52,094, its median household income sits below Beaufort County's $84,819.

From 2019 to 2023, Laurel Bay's population declined 8.1% from 6,124 to 5,627, while its median home value rose 51.5% from $146,100 to $221,300.

The typical home was built around 1992. 17.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,627
Median age: 23.3 yrs
Median household income: $52,094
Median home value: $221,300
Median gross rent: $1,375
Housing units: 2,193
Homeownership rate: 24.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1245,627

Median household income

$47,656$52,094

Median home value

$146,100$221,300

Median gross rent

$1,183$1,375

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,124	$47,656	$146,100	$1,183
2020	6,388	$50,412	$164,500	$1,153
2021	5,926	$46,786	$181,000	$1,197
2022	5,513	$55,658	$215,600	$1,344
2023	5,627	$52,094	$221,300	$1,375

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

Age distribution

Under 511.2%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 2423.6%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 545.3%

55 to 647.0%

65 to 741.9%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	628	11.2%
5 to 17	1,255	22.3%
18 to 24	1,328	23.6%
25 to 34	757	13.5%
35 to 44	730	13.0%
45 to 54	297	5.3%
55 to 64	396	7.0%
65 to 74	108	1.9%
75 and over	128	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,500	44.4%
Black or African American	2,134	37.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.1%
Asian	11	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.1%
Two or more races	152	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	819	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's42.7%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	286	11.8%
High school graduate	606	25.1%
Some college or associate's	1,031	42.7%
Bachelor's degree	353	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	140	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled19.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,897	78.7%
Carpooled	463	19.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	15	0.6%
Worked from home	34	1.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	467	19.7%
15 to 29 min	892	37.6%
30 to 44 min	745	31.4%
45 to 59 min	206	8.7%
60+ min	65	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 17.9% (1,010 of 5,627)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,754	86.6%
Nonfamily households	271	13.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,025	92.3%
Vacant	168	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	491	24.2%
Renter-occupied	1,534	75.8%

1-unit, detached64.4%

1-unit, attached9.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other23.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,413	64.4%
1-unit, attached	218	9.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	42	1.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	520	23.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4540525
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.16 sq mi
Water area: 0.89 sq mi
Center point: 32.4599, -80.7865