Beaufort, South Carolina Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Beaufort is 9th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Home median value

Beaufort is 11th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Beaufort is 11th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Size in square miles

Beaufort is 16th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Income per capita

Beaufort is 17th in South Carolina out of 78 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Beaufort is 17th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Race - Two or More

Size Demographics
	Beaufort	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	12,788	30th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	27.6	11th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	447.9	93rd	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Beaufort	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	7.7%	31st	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.3%	67th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.5%	31st	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Beaufort	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	88.1%	36th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	39.6%	11th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Beaufort	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	67.1%	45th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	25.7%	47th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	66th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.4%	42nd	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	44th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.6%	17th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	28th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	64.3%	44th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Beaufort	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	51.1%	74th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	6.6%	27th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Beaufort	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	5,630	42nd	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	23.9%	44th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	4,762	41st	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	59.7%	52nd	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$237,800	9th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.3	74th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Beaufort	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$29,142	16th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$48,969	26th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	17.7%	47th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Beaufort	Rank	South Carolina	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,182	24th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$232,212	40th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$19,603	35th	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$74,044	17th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732