Median Household Income
$58,357
Median Home Value
$192,700
Median Gross Rent
$871/mo
Poverty Rate
17.8%
Unemployment Rate
3.9%
Homeownership Rate
69.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
21.2%
Median Age
47.7
Population Over Time
Beaufort County shrank 6.5% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
47,587
2016
47,513
2018
47,243
2020
47,160
2022
44,711
2024
44,499
Business & Industry
Beaufort County has 1,138 business establishments employing 13,893 people.
Health care and social assistance
136
Other services (except public administration)
136
Construction
106
Accommodation and food services
95
Professional, scientific, and technical services
81
Finance and insurance
76
Real estate and rental and leasing
47
Wholesale trade
46
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.