Beaufort.
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South Carolina·Beaufort County
10 tracts·18K people·$488K median sale·738/mi²
White 63 · Black 26 · Hispanic 7 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 41 · Living alone 34 · Other 26
Health 32 · Professional 16 · Retail 16 · Leisure 15 · Public admin 11 · Manufacturing 4 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 40 · Sales · office 21 · Service 16 · Production · transport 13 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 69 · Carpool 36 · Work from home 7 · Walk 3 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home sale price in Beaufort is $488,013, based on 806 recorded purchases in Beaufort's census tracts (CFPB/FFIEC HMDA). The Census ACS puts the median home VALUE nationwide at $458,812.
Beaufort has 13,747 residents across 4 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.2; the population is 62.6% White, 26.0% Black, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% Multiracial, 0.9% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 39.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.5% (Census ACS).
Beaufort Elementary (48%) and Mossy Oaks Elementary (47%) lead the elementary schools; Beaufort Middle (41%) and Lady's Island Middle (37%) lead the middle schools; Beaufort High is the high school with reported scores (48%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,212/month, 23% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Beaufort is $61,220 a year, 29% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Beaufort, median rent is $1,212/month and the median home sale price is $488,013 (Census ACS · CFPB/FFIEC HMDA).
Beaufort reported 5.0 violent crimes and 37.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 42°F; there are 195 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 47 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Beaufort are wildfire (83), earthquake (76) and drought (71), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.46g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Beaufort, 2.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).