Port Royal.
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South Carolina·Beaufort County
4 tracts·10K people·$347K median·610/mi²
White 57 · Hispanic 21 · Black 14 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Married couple 56 · Living alone 27 · Other 17
Health 40 · Leisure 17 · Retail 12 · Professional 12 · Public admin 9 · Manufacturing 6 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 39 · Sales · office 30 · Service 15 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 60 · Carpool 32 · Walk 12 · Work from home 9 · Transit 0 · Bike 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 value in Port Royal is $347,200 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Port Royal has 15,579 residents across 2 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 25.1; the population is 56.8% White, 21.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Black, 5.8% Multiracial, 2.1% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 38.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.4% (Census ACS).
Riverview Charter School (64%) and Port Royal Elementary (38%) lead the elementary schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,726/month, 9% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Port Royal is $74,870 a year, 13% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Port Royal, median rent is $1,726/month and the median home value is $347,200 (Census ACS).
Port Royal reported 1.4 violent crimes and 12.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 43°F; there are 114 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 48 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Port Royal are lightning (95), wildfire (89) and earthquake (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.41g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Port Royal, 11.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).