Beaufort County, South Carolina (SC)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	28%

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Races in Beaufort County, South Carolina:

Median resident age:	35.8 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Males: 61,193	(50.6%)
Females: 59,744	(49.4%)

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Beaufort County:	2.5 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

This county:	$53,837
South Carolina:	$43,329

This county:	$829
State:	$498

Beaufort County:	$324,300
South Carolina:	$133,900

Detached houses: $476,763

Here:	$476,763
State:	$214,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $392,121

Here:	$392,121
State:	$195,928

In 2-unit structures: $187,500

Here:	$187,500
State:	$168,372

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $384,275

Here:	$384,275
State:	$191,807

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $327,904

Here:	$327,904
State:	$198,924

Mobile homes: $69,421

Here:	$69,421
State:	$45,713

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

• Murders: 5
• Rapes: 31
• Robberies: 149
• Assaults: 465
• Burglaries: 1066
• Thefts: 2778
• Auto thefts: 291

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 40
• Robberies: 102
• Assaults: 611
• Burglaries: 1337
• Thefts: 2838
• Auto thefts: 346

Beaufort County:	9.8%
South Carolina:	15.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Beaufort County is $682 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $772 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $941 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hilton Head Island, Beaufort, Burton, Laurel Bay, Port Royal, Shell Point, Bluffton, St. Helena, Sheldon.

2005 air pollution in Beaufort County:

Lead: 0.00 µg/m³ (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Colleton County , Hampton County , Jasper County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Beaufort County: Chisolm Plantation (A), Oak Grove Plantation (B), Clarendon Plantation (C), Clay Hall Plantation (D), Hog Bluff Plantation (E), Foot Point Plantation (F), Coffin Point Plantation (G), Hobnoy Plantation (H), Oak Point Landing (I), Pine Landing (J), Gleasons Landing (K), New Port Plantation (L), Coosaw Plantation (M), Bindon Plantation (N), Jericho Plantation (O), Cotton Hall Plantation (P), County Landing (Q), Bonny Hall Plantation (R), Okatie Monkey Farm (S), Brays Island Plantation (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Low Country Plaza Shopping Center (1), Spring Tide Shopping Center (2), Island Square Shopping Center (3), Ladys Island Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Beaufort County include: Pocotaligo Church (A), Pinckney Church (B), Briars Church (C), Brick Church (D), Broomfield Church (E), Peace Church (F), Orange Grove Church (G), Huspah Church (H), Indian Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Oakland Cemetery (1), Cedar Grove Cemetery (2), Bluffton Cemetery (3), Mulberry Hill Cemetery (4), Inlet Cemetery (5), Habersham Cemetery (6), Rose Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Spring Well Pond (A), Gregory Pond (B), Middle Pond (C), Hill Field Lake (D), River Pond (E), Little Savannah Pond (F), Great Swamp (G), Hubert Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Point Creek (A), Moss Creek (B), Rose Dew Creek (C), Habersham Creek (D), Hoophole Creek (E), Sparrow Nest Creek (F), Mungen Creek (G), Field Creek (H), Mackay Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Beaufort County: Hunting Island State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Beach: Hunting Island Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	8.5%
South Carolina:	11.6%

Current college students: 4,807
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 33.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 7,596 (31% naturalized citizens)

Beaufort County:	6.3%
Whole state:	2.9%

Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 34,893
• One, attached: 3,279
• Two: 1,052
• 3 or 4: 2,759
• 5 to 9: 2,956
• 10 to 19: 1,443
• 20 or more: 5,035
• Mobile homes: 9,001
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 91

Housing units in Beaufort County with a mortgage: 16,396 (1,398 second mortgage, 2,406 home equity loan, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,940

Here:	67.4% with mortgage
State:	66.8% with mortgage

Beaufort County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below South Carolina state average. It is 2.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/12/1995, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Beaufort County-area historical earthquake activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 50.6 miles away from Beaufort County center
On 11/11/2002 at 23:39:29, a magnitude 4.4 (4.0 MB, 4.4 LG, Depth: 1.5 mi) earthquake occurred 46.4 miles away from the county center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 59.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/17/1995 at 13:45:57, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 56.0 miles away from Beaufort County center
On 11/8/2002 at 13:29:03, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 2.4 mi) earthquake occurred 45.6 miles away from the county center
On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.8 miles away from Beaufort County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 39,709 (71%) Carpooled: 8,021 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 408 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 24 (0%) Subway or elevated: 15 (0%) Railroad: 5 (0%) Ferryboat: 55 (0%) Taxi: 156 (0%) Motorcycle: 111 (0%) Bicycle: 354 (1%) Walked: 3,063 (5%) Other means: 1,259 (2%) Worked at home: 2,610 (5%)

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%

1.60% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($6,042 average AGI)
10.46% relocated from other states ($60,803 average AGI)

Beaufort County:	10.46%
South Carolina average:	4.33%

from Jasper County, SC	0.31% ($28,710 average AGI)
from Onslow County, NC	0.27% ($33,937)
from Chatham County, GA	0.26% ($76,296)
from San Diego County, CA	0.23% ($44,559)
from Charleston County, SC	0.22% ($46,983)
from Miami-Dade County, FL	0.17% ($35,544)
from Escambia County, FL	0.16% ($26,780)

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%

1.96% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($7,698 average AGI)
7.67% relocated to other states ($36,312 average AGI)

Beaufort County:	7.67%
South Carolina average:	3.21%

to Jasper County, SC	0.41% ($32,623 average AGI)
to Onslow County, NC	0.32% ($35,340)
to Charleston County, SC	0.31% ($51,325)
to Chatham County, GA	0.27% ($51,693)
to San Diego County, CA	0.22% ($35,759)
to Richland County, SC	0.19% ($27,211)
to Duval County, FL	0.16% ($34,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 21,697 (19,752 aged, 1,945 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 99,239 (25,621 male householders, 7,776 female householders)

  27,374 spouses, 30,934 children (28,269 natural, 755 adopted, 1,910 stepchildren), 2,106 grandchildren, 1,056 brothers or sisters, 574 parents, 1,583 other relatives, 2,215 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 15,076 (5,349 male householders (3,973 living alone)), 6,772 female householders (5,825 living alone)), 2,955 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 6,622 (613 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 16,877 2-persons, 6,668 3-persons, 5,747 4-persons, 2,559 5-persons, 1,068 6-persons, 478 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,798 1-person, 1,965 2-persons, 268 3-persons, 65 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

90.1% of residents of Beaufort County speak English at home.
7.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,152,564,000 ($8492 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $560,213,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $440,221,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $113,222,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $272,000
Federal grants: $89,255,000
Federal procurement contracts: $57,103,000 ($52,114,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $452,490,000 ($435,341,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,616,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $62,657,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,569,427,000

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	39 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+20 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	+66 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.73 millions of gallons per day (86% from ground, 14% from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	5.9

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

45% of Beaufort County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 13% lived in South Carolina.

Beaufort County:	45.5%
State average:	56.8%

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

• This state: 37960
• Northeast: 24495
• Midwest: 15489
• South: 28279
• West: 5278

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $159,800

Here:	14.7%
South Carolina:	9.2%

Here:	14.6%
South Carolina:	8.1%

Here:	14.5%
South Carolina:	20.3%

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