Lobeco

Population: 178
Median home value: $104,500

Lobeco is a community in Beaufort County, South Carolina, home to 178 residents. The median home value of $104,500 is below the Beaufort County median ($407,600).

From 2020 to 2023, Lobeco's population declined 49.0% from 349 to 178, while its median home value rose 8.9% from $96,000 to $104,500.

38.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.49 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 178
Median age: 55.2 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $104,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 51
Homeownership rate: 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 12.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

349178

Median home value

$96,000$104,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	349	$43,413	$96,000
2021	295	—	$88,800
2022	196	—	$91,700
2023	178	—	$104,500

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 345.6%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5427.5%

55 to 6449.4%

65 to 740.0%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	9	5.1%
25 to 34	10	5.6%
35 to 44	16	9.0%
45 to 54	49	27.5%
55 to 64	88	49.4%
65 to 74	0	0.0%
75 and over	6	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	68	38.2%
Black or African American	95	53.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	15	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate76.3%

Some college or associate's10.7%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	22	13.0%
High school graduate	129	76.3%
Some college or associate's	18	10.7%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone39.8%

Carpooled60.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	43	39.8%
Carpooled	65	60.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15	13.9%
15 to 29 min	10	9.3%
30 to 44 min	73	67.6%
45 to 59 min	10	9.3%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.49
Poverty rate: 38.2% (68 of 178)

	Count	Share
Family households	51	100.0%
Nonfamily households	0	0.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	51	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	41	80.4%
Renter-occupied	10	19.6%

1-unit, detached11.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other88.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6	11.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45	88.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4542145
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.63 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.5512, -80.7354