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Beaufort County, South Carolina

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   People QuickFactsBeaufort CountySouth Carolina
Population definition and source info Population, 2011 estimate 164,6844,679,230
Population definition and source info Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 162,2334,625,364
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.5%1.2%
Population definition and source info Population, 2010 162,2334,625,364
Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.5%6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 20.8%23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 21.4%14.1%
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2011 50.7%51.3%
 
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 76.9%68.4%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 19.7%28.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.4%0.5%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.3%1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.7%1.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 11.9%5.3%
White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 66.3%64.0%
 
Living in same house 1 year & over definition and source info Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 80.8%84.3%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 9.6%4.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 13.3%6.6%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 90.6%83.0%
Bachelor Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 37.4%24.0%
Veterans definition and source info Veterans, 2006-2010 18,654401,258
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 20.123.2
 
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2011 94,3002,157,033
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 70.7%69.9%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 23.9%17.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $290,900$134,100
Households definition and source info Households, 2006-2010 63,4591,741,994
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.332.51
definition and source info Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $32,731$23,443
definition and source info Median household income 2006-2010 $55,286$43,939
Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 10.5%16.4%
   Business QuickFactsBeaufort CountySouth Carolina
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 4,718102,0451
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 2010 47,1721,502,8531
Private nonfarm employment, percent change definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 0.0-6.21
Nonemployer establishments definition and source info Nonemployer establishments, 2010 13,145295,574
 
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2007 16,367360,397
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.4%12.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.7%1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0%1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.5%27.6%
 
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 223,43493,977,455
Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 298,19040,498,047
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,255,07154,298,410
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,240$12,273
Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 530,4858,383,463
Building permits definition and source info Building permits, 2011 45515,542
   Geography QuickFactsBeaufort CountySouth Carolina
Land area in square miles definition and source info Land area in square miles, 2010 576.2830,060.70
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2010 281.5153.9
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 01345
Persons per square mile definition and source info Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Hilton Head Island-Beaufort, SC Micro Area 

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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
F: Fewer than 100 firms
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
X: Not applicable
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Tuesday, 18-Sep-2012 17:19:45 EDT