Beaufort, SC (South Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 11,755 (Urban population: 11,732 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 23 (all nonfarm))

Beaufort, South Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,134 (4,680 occupied: 2,794 owner occupied, 1,886 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	40%
State:	28%

Housing density: 276 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $205,422.

Median contract rent in 2007: $673 (lower quartile is $454, upper quartile is $831)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $591

Median gross rent in Beaufort, SC in 2007: $805

Housing units in Beaufort with a mortgage: 1,616 (176 second mortgage, 155 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 773

Beaufort,SC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $205,075 (it was $106,300 in 2000)

Beaufort:	$205,075
South Carolina:	$133,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $116,511 - $329,862

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $287,816
Here: $287,816
State: $214,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $415,995
Here: $415,995
State: $195,928

In 2-unit structures: $196,558
Here: $196,558
State: $168,372

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $668,869
Here: $668,869
State: $191,807

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $111,916
Here: $111,916
State: $198,924

Mobile homes: $48,731
Here: $48,731
State: $45,713

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,774

In family households: 8,993 (2,095 male householders, 932 female householders)
2,209 spouses, 3,000 children (2,662 natural, 102 adopted, 236 stepchildren), 263 grandchildren, 79 brothers or sisters, 72 parents, 155 other relatives, 188 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,781 (644 male householders (517 living alone)), 926 female householders (866 living alone)), 211 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,015 (360 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,485 2-persons, 731 3-persons, 465 4-persons, 248 5-persons, 73 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,383 1-person, 162 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

1,581 married couples with children.
888 single-parent households (145 men, 743 women).

91.3% of residents of Beaufort speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 402 (3.1%)
(51.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Beaufort, South Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 29 3 rooms: 58 4 rooms: 193 5 rooms: 725 6 rooms: 702 7 rooms: 514 8 rooms: 364 9 or more rooms: 209

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beaufort, South Carolina:
	1 room: 14 2 rooms: 172 3 rooms: 317 4 rooms: 566 5 rooms: 457 6 rooms: 230 7 rooms: 65 8 rooms: 41 9 or more rooms: 24

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 124
1995 to 1998: 341
1990 to 1994: 350
1980 to 1989: 753
1970 to 1979: 829
1960 to 1969: 908
1950 to 1959: 1,044
1940 to 1949: 364
1939 or earlier: 421

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Beaufort:
	no bedroom: 20 1 bedroom: 41 2 bedrooms: 576 3 bedrooms: 1,573 4 bedrooms: 483 5 or more bedrooms: 101

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beaufort:
	no bedroom: 29 1 bedroom: 357 2 bedrooms: 996 3 bedrooms: 397 4 bedrooms: 84 5 or more bedrooms: 23

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Beaufort in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 151 1 vehicle: 1,002 2 vehicles: 1,069 3 vehicles: 457 4 vehicles: 60 5 or more vehicles: 55

Cars and other vehicles available in Beaufort in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 270 1 vehicle: 1,034 2 vehicles: 457 3 vehicles: 95 4 vehicles: 30 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Beaufort, SC:

Less than $10,000: 12
$10,000 to $14,999: 6
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 8
$35,000 to $39,999: 10
$40,000 to $49,999: 22
$50,000 to $59,999: 3
$60,000 to $69,999: 16
$70,000 to $79,999: 21
$80,000 to $89,999: 16
$90,000 to $99,999: 24
$100,000 to $124,999: 149
$125,000 to $149,999: 307
$150,000 to $174,999: 340
$175,000 to $199,999: 292
$200,000 to $249,999: 323
$250,000 to $299,999: 179
$300,000 to $399,999: 223
$400,000 to $499,999: 169
$500,000 to $749,999: 185
$750,000 to $999,999: 113
$1,000,000 or more: 112

Beaufort rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Beaufort:

Less than $100: 66 people
$100 to $149: 36
$150 to $199: 49
$200 to $249: 40
$250 to $299: 31
$300 to $349: 20
$350 to $399: 55
$400 to $449: 58
$450 to $499: 65
$500 to $549: 87
$550 to $599: 100
$600 to $649: 109
$650 to $699: 118
$700 to $749: 171
$750 to $799: 118
$800 to $899: 156
$900 to $999: 67
$1,000 to $1,249: 154
$1,250 to $1,499: 19
$1,500 to $1,999: 16
$2,000 or more: 11
No cash rent: 182

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 72 1990 to 1994: 59 1985 to 1989: 46 1980 to 1984: 60 1975 to 1979: 36 1970 to 1974: 16 1970 to 1974: 10 1965 to 1969: 103

Beaufort, SC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.9%
Number of people working at home: 88 (1.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 503
5 to 9 minutes: 1606
10 to 14 minutes: 1672
15 to 19 minutes: 1117
20 to 24 minutes: 523
25 to 29 minutes: 90
30 to 34 minutes: 284
35 to 39 minutes: 87
40 to 44 minutes: 22
45 to 59 minutes: 248
60 to 89 minutes: 291
90 or more minutes: 117

Beaufort mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,881 (73%)
Carpooled: 1,138 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 54 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 8 (0%)
Ferryboat: 8 (0%)
Taxi: 28 (0%)
Motorcycle: 42 (1%)
Bicycle: 56 (1%)
Walked: 307 (5%)
Other means: 38 (1%)
Worked at home: 88 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 477
$10,000 to $14,999: 354
$15,000 to $19,999: 321
$20,000 to $24,999: 411
$25,000 to $29,999: 251
$30,000 to $34,999: 373
$35,000 to $39,999: 315
$40,000 to $44,999: 267
$45,000 to $49,999: 309
$50,000 to $59,999: 412
$60,000 to $74,999: 368
$75,000 to $99,999: 262
$100,000 to $124,999: 179
$125,000 to $149,999: 85
$150,000 to $199,999: 121
$200,000 or more: 92

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3471

English: 1211

German: 1169

Irish: 1003

United States or American: 797

French (except Basque): 416

Italian: 354

Polish: 248

Scottish: 230

Scotch-Irish: 217

European: 140

Dutch: 113

Norwegian: 71

British: 64

Hungarian: 58

Subsaharan African:: 54

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 53

Russian: 49

Welsh: 46

French Canadian: 44

Swedish: 40

Czech: 39

Danish: 38

Arab:: 35

Moroccan: 32

African: 31

Scandinavian: 30

Ghanian: 23

Haitian: 20

Austrian: 19

Czechoslovakian: 17

Swiss: 16

Jamaican: 12

Bahamian: 11

British West Indian: 10

Slovak: 10

Lithuanian: 9

Greek: 8

Acadian/Cajun: 7

Australian: 7

Guyanese: 7

Croatian: 7

Iranian: 5

Bulgarian: 5

Syrian: 3

Portuguese: 3

Finnish: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

United Kingdom (16%)
Colombia (11%)
Korea (6%)
Ghana (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Japan (5%)
Vietnam (4%)

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

This state: 4342
Northeast: 1613
Midwest: 1367
South: 3905
West: 965

45% of Beaufort residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in South Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 43
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 103
9th grade: 101
10th grade: 54
11th grade: 109
12th grade, no diploma: 96
High school graduate (or equivalency): 967
Less than 1 year of college: 356
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 578
Associate degree: 249
Bachelor's degree: 653
Master's degree: 313
Professional school degree: 109
Doctorate degree: 47

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 47
Nursery to 4th grade: 17
5th and 6th grade: 94
7th and 8th grade: 125
9th grade: 41
10th grade: 103
11th grade: 91
12th grade, no diploma: 108
High school graduate (or equivalency): 970
Less than 1 year of college: 342
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 664
Associate degree: 236
Bachelor's degree: 615
Master's degree: 424
Professional school degree: 40
Doctorate degree: 9

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 26.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 10.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 13.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $47,123
Black householders: $23,888
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $24,641
Asian householders: $42,964
Some other race householders: $41,780
Two or more races householders: $32,672
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $39,106

Beaufort household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Beaufort household income for Black householders

Beaufort household income for Asian householders

Beaufort household income for Two or more races householders

Beaufort household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Beaufort marital status for males

Beaufort marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $228,225
Black or African American householders: $166,876
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $144,690
Asian householders: $371,179
Two or more races householders: $185,782

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,610
One, attached: 366
Two: 235
3 or 4: 214
5 to 9: 384
10 to 19: 26
20 to 49: 106
Mobile homes: 193

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,344

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Beaufort:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (49%) Utility gas (47%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (63%) Utility gas (33%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 191

Here:	15.7%
South Carolina:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 166

Here:	21.5%
South Carolina:	8.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 32

Here:	5.5%
South Carolina:	20.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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