Beaufort County, North Carolina (NC)

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• • 31,41865.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 11,98824.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,8878.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5931.2%Two or more races
  • 1250.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 550.1%Asian alone
  • 170.04%Some other race alone

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 15
• Assaults: 68
• Burglaries: 280
• Thefts: 514
• Auto thefts: 51

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 14
• Assaults: 67
• Burglaries: 274
• Thefts: 494
• Auto thefts: 40

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,163 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $890 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Beaufort County is $427 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $606 a month.

Cities in this county include: Washington, River Road, Belhaven, Chocowinity, Aurora, Washington Park, Bayview, Bath, Pantego, Pinetown.

2018 air pollution in Beaufort County:

Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bledsoe County, Tennessee , Caldwell County , DeKalb County, Tennessee , Hardeman County, Tennessee , Haywood County , Marion County, Tennessee , Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma .

Current college students: 1,728
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,786 (30.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3042010 or later
• 5312000 to 2009
• 4411990 to 1999
• 2001980 to 1989
• 521970 to 1979
• 145Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,065
• One, attached: 250
• Two: 485
• 3 or 4: 503
• 5 to 9: 551
• 10 to 19: 353
• 20 to 49: 279
• 50 or more: 34
• Mobile homes: 6,861
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40

Housing units in Beaufort County with a mortgage: 6,791 (115 second mortgage, 673 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,273

Religion statistics for Beaufort County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Beaufort County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• North Carolina Hurricane Isaias, Incident Period: July 31, 2020 - August 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4568, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
• North Carolina Hurricane Dorian, Incident Period: September 1, 2019 - September 9, 2019, FEMA Id: 4465, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 7, 2018 - September 29, 2018, FEMA Id: 4393, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3380: October 07, 2016, FEMA Id: 3380, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4285: October 10, 2016, FEMA Id: 4285, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 25, 2011 to September 01, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3327: August 25, 2011, FEMA Id: 3327, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 25, 2011 to September 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4019: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4019, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Severe Storms, Flooding, and Straight-line Winds associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole, Incident Period: September 27, 2010 to October 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1942: October 14, 2010, FEMA Id: 1942, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm, Storm, Flood, Wind
• North Carolina Hurricane Earl, Incident Period: September 01, 2010 to September 04, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3314: September 01, 2010, FEMA Id: 3314, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 13 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.59% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($45,757 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.86% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($29,756 average AGI)
1.73% relocated from other states ($16,002 average AGI)

Beaufort County:	1.73%
North Carolina average:	3.75%

from Pitt County, NC	1.52% ($36,691 average AGI)
from Wake County, NC	0.29% ($63,220)
from Craven County, NC	0.26% ($35,467)
from Martin County, NC	0.19% ($42,094)
from Washington County, NC	0.15% ($40,640)

5.20% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($31,762 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.74% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($18,683 average AGI)
1.46% relocated to other states ($13,079 average AGI)

Beaufort County:	1.46%
North Carolina average:	3.07%

to Pitt County, NC	1.59% ($31,652 average AGI)
to Wake County, NC	0.34% ($35,103)
to Craven County, NC	0.27% ($34,413)
to Martin County, NC	0.15% ($33,077)
to Hyde County, NC	0.13% ($36,773)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Beaufort County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 9,221 (2,427 living alone), Female householders: 10,892 (3,815 living alone)

• 9,338 spouses (9,283 opposite-sex spouses), 973 unmarried partners, (966 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,972 children (11,379 natural, 150 adopted, 433 stepchildren), 2,306 grandchildren, 597 brothers or sisters, 621 parents, 94 foster children, 734 other relatives, 970 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 492

Size of family households: 6,878 2-persons, 2,797 3-persons, 1,925 4-persons, 810 5-persons, 210 6-persons, 115 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,299 1-person, 976 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 19 6-persons.

4,363 married couples with children.
3,206 single-parent households (341 men, 2,865 women).

93.7% of residents of Beaufort speak English at home.
5.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% speak English very well, 56% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $304,861,000 ($6,657 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,165,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $145,496,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $55,583,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,993,000
Federal grants: $76,517,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,641,000 ($706,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,632,000 ($948,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,570,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,911,000
Federal Government insurance: $533,765,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.66 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Beaufort County, North Carolina
• 1,0232014 or later
• 6062010 to 2013
• 3,5412000 to 2009
• 4,2271990 to 1999
• 3,4641980 to 1989
• 5,3111970 to 1979
• 3,3671960 to 1969
• 2,2091950 to 1959
• 9951940 to 1949
• 1,7801939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Beaufort County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Beaufort County, North Carolina
• 71 room
• 12 rooms
• 1483 rooms
• 1,2144 rooms
• 3,8285 rooms
• 3,7166 rooms
• 1,9077 rooms
• 1,4098 rooms
• 1,7659+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beaufort County, North Carolina
• 1101 room
• 1332 rooms
• 6063 rooms
• 2,0314 rooms
• 1,7215 rooms
• 9576 rooms
• 2617 rooms
• 918 rooms
• 869+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Beaufort County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Beaufort County, North Carolina
• 7no bedroom
• 1091 bedroom
• 1,8592 bedrooms
• 9,2783 bedrooms
• 2,3754 bedrooms
• 3755+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beaufort County, North Carolina
• 109no bedroom
• 7781 bedroom
• 1,9412 bedrooms
• 2,8163 bedrooms
• 3004 bedrooms
• 455+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Beaufort County, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Beaufort County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 428no vehicle
• 3,3881 vehicle
• 5,5722 vehicles
• 3,0883 vehicles
• 1,0174 vehicles
• 5585+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Beaufort County in renter-occupied apartments
• 972no vehicle
• 2,6811 vehicle
• 1,8192 vehicles
• 3803 vehicles
• 764 vehicles
• 1295+ vehicles

94.1% of Beaufort County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in North Carolina.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 34,697
• Other state: 11,319
• Northeast: 4,159
• Midwest: 1,678
• South: 4,810
• West: 673

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,849
• Number of aged recipients: 246
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,603
• Number of recipients under 18: 317
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,069
• Number of recipients older than 64: 463
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 839
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 768