Beaufort County, South Carolina Demographics

Beaufort County is 1st in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Foreign born residents

Beaufort County is 1st in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home median value

Beaufort County is 1st in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income per capita

Beaufort County is 1st in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income per household

Beaufort County is 1st in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Beaufort County is 2nd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Beaufort County is 2nd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Beaufort County is 3rd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Beaufort County is 4th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Beaufort County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	Beaufort County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	168,049	10th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	576.3	26th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	281.5	7th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Beaufort County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	6.2%	26th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.4%	42nd	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	22.4%	2nd	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Beaufort County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.6%	1st	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	37.5%	2nd	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Beaufort County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	77.0%	7th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	19.4%	39th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	28th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.3%	10th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	8th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.8%	8th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	3rd	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	66.5%	15th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Beaufort County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	50.6%	35th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	10.5%	1st	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Beaufort County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	94,300	8th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	24.0%	4th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	64,270	9th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	71.6%	29th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$288,800	1st	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.4	44th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	391	12th	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Beaufort County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$32,891	1st	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$57,133	1st	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	10.7%	46th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Beaufort County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	4,673	7th	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	46,242	11th	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	16,367	8th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$2,255,071	7th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$15,240	5th	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$530,485	5th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732