Beaufort County, South Carolina

Beaufort County is a county located in the United States of South Carolina. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 120937 inhabitants. Its population was estimated at 150415 in July 2008, It is 11th most populous county in South Carolina. It is spread over 922.88 mi˛ (2390.25 square kilometre), of which, 586.86 square miles (1519.96 square kilometre ) of it is land and 336.03 square miles (870.31 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the ninth largest by total area in South Carolina. It is ranks second in the size of its inland waterways in South Carolina.

Beaufort County South Carolina
Map of Beaufort County, South Carolina

As of the census of 2000, there were 120937 people, 45532 households, and 33060 families living in the county. The population density was 206.1 people per square mile (79.58/km˛), making it the ninth most densely populated county in South Carolina. There were 60509 housing units at an average density of 103.1 per square mile (39.81/km˛). It has an average household size was 2.51 persons, and the average family size was 2.9 persons. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 23.3% under the age of 18, 12% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102 males. Its population was estimated at 150415 in July 2008, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 76.94% White, 20.47% Black or African American, 0.32% American Indian, 0.97% Asian, 0.08% Native Hawaiian, and 1.22% from two or more races.

Beaufort County South Carolina Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Beaufort County South Carolina School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Beaufort County South Carolina GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $46992, making it the highest county by median household income in South Carolina. The median income for a family in the county was $52704, it is the wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $25377, making it the wealthiest county by per capita income among the South Carolina.

In 2000, 27897 pupils and students, of which 13910 are male and 13987 are female, 23.07% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 2288 nursery or pri school, 1707 kindergarten, 12938 elementary school, 6157 high school and 4807 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Beaufort CityBeaufort County23.4318.614.8212950695.72050136532
2Bluffton TownBeaufort County36.6433.982.66127537.51732743281
3Burton CdpBeaufort County11.1411.040.117180650.71565439753
4Hilton Head Island TownBeaufort County55.5542.0613.4933862805.13662160438
5Laurel Bay CdpBeaufort County5.584.70.8866251409.41268640777
6Parris Island CdpBeaufort County19.612.167.4448413981121646335
7Port Royal TownBeaufort County5.173.881.2939501017.31816336599
8Shell Point CdpBeaufort County7.726.111.612856467.41722239957
9Yemassee TownHampton County, Beaufort County4.494.490807179.71418624868
YearPopulation
April 2000 census120937
April 2000 Estimate120948
July 2000 Estimate122068
July 2001 Estimate124740
July 2002 Estimate128415
July 2003 Estimate130793
July 2004 Estimate134595
July 2005 Estimate138969
July 2006 Estimate143091
July 2007 Estimate146722
July 2008 Estimate150415
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school109211962288
Kindergarten9227851707
Elementary school6529640912938
High school330628516157
College or graduate school206127464807
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Beaufort County, South Carolina$46992$52704$25377
South Carolina, United States$37082$44227$18795
United States$41994$50046$21587