Port Royal

Population: 15,047
Median household income: $70,330
Median home value: $298,000

Located in Beaufort County, South Carolina, Port Royal is a community with a population of 15,047. The median household income of $70,330 is below the Beaufort County median ($84,819).

From 2019 to 2023, Port Royal's population grew 17.8% from 12,770 to 15,047, while its median home value rose 27.7% from $233,300 to $298,000.

37.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 38.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,047
Median age: 25.8 yrs
Median household income: $70,330
Median home value: $298,000
Median gross rent: $1,606
Housing units: 5,080
Homeownership rate: 38.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,77015,047

Median household income

$49,797$70,330

Median home value

$233,300$298,000

Median gross rent

$1,220$1,606

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,770	$49,797	$233,300	$1,220
2020	13,265	$59,081	$242,700	$1,293
2021	12,734	$63,645	$244,000	$1,385
2022	14,573	$68,909	$292,400	$1,476
2023	15,047	$70,330	$298,000	$1,606

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 2430.6%

25 to 3417.8%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 646.9%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,011	6.7%
5 to 17	1,692	11.2%
18 to 24	4,601	30.6%
25 to 34	2,678	17.8%
35 to 44	1,274	8.5%
45 to 54	1,155	7.7%
55 to 64	1,036	6.9%
65 to 74	1,040	6.9%
75 and over	560	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,706	57.9%
Black or African American	2,612	17.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	316	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	41	0.3%
Two or more races	771	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,601	17.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate19.4%

Some college or associate's38.3%

Bachelor's degree18.4%

Graduate or professional degree18.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	390	5.0%
High school graduate	1,504	19.4%
Some college or associate's	2,963	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,427	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,459	18.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone66.4%

Carpooled15.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,899	66.4%
Carpooled	1,334	15.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	728	8.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	817	9.2%
Other means	110	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,745	58.8%
15 to 29 min	2,033	25.2%
30 to 44 min	824	10.2%
45 to 59 min	324	4.0%
60+ min	145	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 10.6% (1,257 of 11,804)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,064	64.8%
Nonfamily households	1,664	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2008

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,728	93.1%
Vacant	352	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,838	38.9%
Renter-occupied	2,890	61.1%

1-unit, detached41.3%

1-unit, attached12.6%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units22.2%

20 or more units13.0%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,100	41.3%
1-unit, attached	639	12.6%
2 to 4 units	396	7.8%
5 to 19 units	1,127	22.2%
20 or more units	659	13.0%
Mobile home & other	159	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4558030
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 2.59 sq mi
Center point: 32.3554, -80.7003