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Notable locations in Port Royal: Ruins (A), Port Royal City Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Royal Oaks Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Port Royal include: Praise Assembly Church (A), Porter Chapel (B), Port Royal United Methodist Church (C), Port Royal Baptist Church (D), Old Fort Church (E), Union Church (F), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (G), Shell Point Baptist Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Old Fort Cemetery (1), Port Royal Cemetery (2), Jericho Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Port Royal Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Lowcountry Estuarium (Museums; 1402 Paris Avenue).
Hotels: Days Inn Lobby (1660 Ribaut Road), Beaufort Lodge (1630 Ribaut Road), Days Inn Port Royal (1660 Ribaut Road).
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Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  10.1% | | Whole state: |  14.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 3.3% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Port Royal, SC
People in group quarters in Port Royal
- 123 people in military barracks, etc.
- 48 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Port Royal compared to South Carolina state average:
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Beaufort County South Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (73%)
- Utility gas (23%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Police Protection - Officers |
15 | $51,670 | $41,336 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,743 | $32,916 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $4,505 | $54,060 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
5 | $17,072 | $40,973 | 5 | $2,796 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $5,187 | $31,122 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $2,743 | $32,916 | 1 | $306 |
| Streets and Highways |
5 | $11,440 | $27,456 | 2 | $1,408 |
| Water Supply |
8 | $24,491 | $36,737 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $1,455 | $17,460 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
39 | $121,307 | $37,325 | 8 | $4,510 |
Port Royal government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $191,000
All Other: $154,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $304,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $1,658,000
Police Protection: $986,000
Central Staff Services: $469,000
Fire Protection: $360,000
Solid Waste Management: $202,000
Regular Highways: $149,000
General Public Buildings: $54,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
Parks & Recreation: $38,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $34,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $452,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $16,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,150,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,150,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $415,000
Other, NEC: $5,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $37,000
Other, NEC: $11,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $114,000
Interest Earnings: $21,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $347,000
Parks & Recreation: $307,000
Water Utilities: $69,000
Police Protection: $40,000
Regular Highways: $26,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,846,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,828,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $950,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $182,000
All Other: $2,000
- Tax - Property: $1,084,000
NEC: $397,000
Public Utilities: $291,000
Other Selective Sales: $115,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,869,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $22,000
12.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($68,027 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 12.54% | | South Carolina average: | 8.00% |
0.47% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,182 average AGI)| Beaufort County: | 0.47% | | South Carolina average: | 0.15% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
10.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,401 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.04% | | South Carolina average: | 6.88% |
0.41% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,392 average AGI)| Beaufort County: | 0.41% | | South Carolina average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Port Royal:
- WVGB (1490 AM; 1 kW; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: VIVIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBMQ (630 AM; 5 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WFXH (1130 AM; 1 kW; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WJLG (900 AM; 4 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WNFO (1430 AM; daytime; 1 kW; RIDGELAND, SC)
- WTKS (1290 AM; 5 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WSCC (730 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WQIZ (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. GEORGE, SC; Owner: RADIO PROPERTIES, LLC)
- WALD (1080 AM; daytime; 3 kW; WALTERBORO, SC; Owner: JACQUELYN COLLIER PEMBROKE)
Strongest FM radio stations in Port Royal:
- WAGP (88.7 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF BEAUFORT, INC)
- WJZX (99.7 FM; HOLLYWOOD, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGZO (103.1 FM; PARRIS ISLAND, SC; Owner: ZIP COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLOW (107.9 FM; PORT ROYAL, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WFXH-FM (106.1 FM; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WGZR (106.9 FM; BLUFFTON, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WJWJ-FM (89.9 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WYKZ (98.7 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWVV (104.9 FM; RIDGELAND, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WZAT (102.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WAEV (97.3 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQBT (94.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLFS (91.9 FM; PORT WENTWORTH, GA; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC)
- W218BX (91.5 FM; BLUFFTON, SC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- W218CB (91.5 FM; FROGMORE, SC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Port Royal:
- W19CH (Channel 19; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W32BJ (Channel 32; BEAUFORT, ETC., SC; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
- WJWJ-TV (Channel 16; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WGSA-CA (Channel 50; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
- WSAV-TV (Channel 3; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W53BX (Channel 53; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: WHHI-TV, INC.)
- WTOC-TV (Channel 11; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WTGS (Channel 28; HARDEEVILLE, SC; Owner: BLUENOSE BROADCASTING OF SAVANNAH LLC)
- W35AY (Channel 35; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: MYRON K. HINES)
- WJCL (Channel 22; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF SAVANNAH LICENSE LLC)
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