Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,309 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,198 (0.5%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Beaufort County is $682 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $772 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $941 a month.
Cities in this county include: Hilton Head Island
, Beaufort
, Burton
, Laurel Bay
, Port Royal
, Shell Point
, Bluffton
, Sheldon
.
2005 air pollution in Beaufort County:
Lead: 0.00 µg/m3
(standard limit: 1.5 µg/m3).
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Colleton County
, Hampton County
, Jasper County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Beaufort County: Chisolm
Plantation
(A),
Oak Grove Plantation
(B),
Clarendon Plantation
(C),
Clay Hall Plantation
(D),
Hog Bluff Plantation
(E),
Foot Point Plantation
(F),
Coffin Point Plantation
(G),
Hobnoy Plantation
(H),
Oak Point Landing
(I),
Pine Landing
(J),
Gleasons Landing
(K),
New Port Plantation
(L),
Coosaw Plantation
(M),
Bindon Plantation
(N),
Jericho Plantation
(O),
Cotton Hall Plantation
(P),
County Landing
(Q),
Bonny Hall Plantation
(R),
Okatie Monkey Farm
(S),
Brays Island Plantation
(T)
Shopping Centers: Low
Country Plaza Shopping Center
(1),
Spring Tide Shopping Center
(2),
Island Square Shopping Center
(3),
Ladys Island Shopping Center
(4)
Churches in Beaufort County include: Pocotaligo
Church
(A),
Pinckney Church
(B),
Briars Church
(C),
Brick Church
(D),
Broomfield Church
(E),
Peace Church
(F),
Orange Grove Church
(G),
Huspah Church
(H),
Indian Hill Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Oakland
Cemetery
(1),
Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2),
Bluffton Cemetery
(3),
Mulberry Hill Cemetery
(4),
Inlet Cemetery
(5),
Habersham Cemetery
(6),
Rose Hill Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Spring
Well Pond
(A),
Gregory Pond
(B),
Middle Pond
(C),
Hill Field Lake
(D),
River Pond
(E),
Little Savannah Pond
(F),
Great Swamp
(G),
Hubert Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Point
Creek
(A),
Moss Creek
(B),
Rose Dew Creek
(C),
Habersham Creek
(D),
Hoophole Creek
(E),
Sparrow Nest Creek
(F),
Mungen Creek
(G),
Field Creek
(H),
Mackay Creek
(I)
Park in Beaufort County: Hunting
Island State Park
(1).
Beach: Hunting
Island Beach
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.9% | | South
Carolina: | 5.8% |
Current college students: 4,807
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 33.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 7,596 (31% naturalized citizens)
| Beaufort
County: |
6.3% | | Whole
state: |
2.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 3,135
- 1990
to 1994: 1,225
- 1985
to 1989: 779
- 1980
to 1984: 519
- 1975
to 1979: 367
- 1970
to 1974: 260
- 1970
to 1974: 274
- 1965
to 1969: 1,037
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Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 34,893
- One,
attached: 3,279
- Two:
1,052
- 3
or 4: 2,759
- 5
to 9: 2,956
- 10
to 19: 1,443
- 20
or more: 5,035
- Mobile
homes: 9,001
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 91
Housing units in Beaufort County with a mortgage: 16,396 (1,398 second mortgage, 2,406 home equity loan, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,940 Agriculture
in Beaufort County
Average size of farms: 383 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $85179
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2816.73
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.85%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.99%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $62634
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.59%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.57%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $53514
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.66%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.09
Corn for grain: 230 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1612 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 168 acresBeaufort
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below South Carolina state average. It is 2.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/12/1995, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(23%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (5%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Educational
services (4%)
|
Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (12%)
- Health
care (12%)
- Accommodation
and food services (12%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Real
estate and rental and leasing (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Carpenters
(5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Top
executives (4%)
- Painters
and paperhangers (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
|
Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(38%)
- United
Kingdom (7%)
- Canada
(6%)
- Costa
Rica (4%)
- Germany
(4%)
- Honduras
(4%)
- Philippines
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Beaufort County:
|
- German
(11%)
- English
(11%)
- Irish
(11%)
- United
States or American (8%)
- Italian
(5%)
- Scottish
(2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
|
|
Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 39,709 (71%)
- Carpooled:
8,021 (14%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 408 (1%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 24 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 15 (0%)
- Railroad:
5 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
55 (0%)
- Taxi:
156 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
111 (0%)
- Bicycle:
354 (1%)
- Walked:
3,063 (5%)
- Other
means: 1,259 (2%)
- Worked
at home: 2,610 (5%)
|
People
in group quarters in Beaufort County, South Carolina
- 5750
people in military barracks, etc.
- 419
people in nursing homes
- 162
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 75
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 63
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 43
people in other group homes
- 34
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 34
people in military hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 25
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 19
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 13
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 2
people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $68,397.
12.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($68,027 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
12.54% | | South
Carolina average: |
8.00% |
0.47% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,182 average AGI)
| Beaufort
County: |
0.47% | | South
Carolina average: |
0.15% |
1.60% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($6,042 average AGI)
10.46% relocated from other states ($60,803 average AGI)
| Beaufort
County: |
10.46% | | South
Carolina average: |
4.33% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Jasper County, SC
|
0.31% ($28,710 average AGI) |
| from
Onslow County, NC
|
0.27% ($33,937) |
| from
Chatham County, GA
|
0.26% ($76,296) |
| from
San Diego County, CA
|
0.23% ($44,559) |
| from
Charleston County, SC
|
0.22% ($46,983) |
| from
Miami-Dade County, FL
|
0.17% ($35,544) |
| from
Escambia County, FL
|
0.16% ($26,780) |
10.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,401 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
10.04% | | South
Carolina average: |
6.88% |
0.41% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,392 average AGI)
| Beaufort
County: |
0.41% | | South
Carolina average: |
0.11% |
1.96% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($7,698 average AGI)
7.67% relocated to other states ($36,312 average AGI)
| Beaufort
County: |
7.67% | | South
Carolina average: |
3.21% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Jasper County, SC
|
0.41% ($32,623 average AGI) |
| to
Onslow County, NC
|
0.32% ($35,340) |
| to
Charleston County, SC
|
0.31% ($51,325) |
| to
Chatham County, GA
|
0.27% ($51,693) |
| to
San Diego County, CA
|
0.22% ($35,759) |
| to
Richland County, SC
|
0.19% ($27,211) |
| to
Duval County, FL
|
0.16% ($34,000) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.5
Births
per 1000 population in Beaufort County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Beaufort County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.4
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Beaufort County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 21,697 (19,752 aged, 1,945 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 114,315
- In
family households: 99,239 (25,621 male householders, 7,776 female householders)
27,374
spouses, 30,934 children (28,269 natural, 755 adopted, 1,910 stepchildren), 2,106 grandchildren, 1,056 brothers or sisters, 574 parents, 1,583 other relatives, 2,215 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 15,076 (5,349 male householders (3,973 living alone)), 6,772 female householders (5,825 living alone)), 2,955 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 6,622 (613 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 16,877 2-persons, 6,668 3-persons, 5,747 4-persons, 2,559 5-persons, 1,068 6-persons, 478 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 9,798 1-person, 1,965 2-persons, 268 3-persons, 65 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 7 6-persons.
18,192 married couples with children.
6,859 single-parent households (1,353 men, 5,506 women).
90.1% of residents of Beaufort County speak English at home.
7.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,152,564,000 ($8492 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $560,213,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $440,221,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $113,222,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $272,000
Federal grants: $89,255,000
Federal procurement contracts: $57,103,000 ($52,114,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $452,490,000 ($435,341,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,616,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $62,657,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,569,427,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 10,638
| Here: |
77 per 1000 residents | | State: |
69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 5,356
| Here: |
39 per 1000 residents | | State: | 46
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,713
| Here: |
+20 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+9 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +9,155
| Here: |
+66 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+27 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Beaufort County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.73 millions of gallons per day (86% from ground, 14% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 3,518
- 1995
to 1998: 10,893
- 1990
to 1994: 8,459
- 1980
to 1989: 18,193
- 1970
to 1979: 10,154
- 1960
to 1969: 4,423
- 1950
to 1959: 2,884
- 1940
to 1949: 1,046
- 1939
or earlier: 939
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Beaufort County, South Carolina: |
- 1
room: 29
- 2
rooms: 322
- 3
rooms: 1,469
- 4
rooms: 2,747
- 5
rooms: 6,995
- 6
rooms: 8,707
- 7
rooms: 6,453
- 8
rooms: 3,773
- 9
or more rooms: 2,868
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Beaufort County, South Carolina: |
- 1
room: 288
- 2
rooms: 955
- 3
rooms: 1,591
- 4
rooms: 3,216
- 5
rooms: 3,104
- 6
rooms: 1,745
- 7
rooms: 788
- 8
rooms: 313
- 9
or more rooms: 169
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Beaufort County: |
- no
bedroom: 198
- 1
bedroom: 736
- 2
bedrooms: 7,286
- 3
bedrooms: 19,157
- 4
bedrooms: 5,121
- 5
or more bedrooms: 865
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Beaufort County: |
- no
bedroom: 444
- 1
bedroom: 1,616
- 2
bedrooms: 5,149
- 3
bedrooms: 4,291
- 4
bedrooms: 588
- 5
or more bedrooms: 81
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Beaufort County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 1,603
- 1
vehicle: 10,756
- 2
vehicles: 16,026
- 3
vehicles: 3,866
- 4
vehicles: 822
- 5
or more vehicles: 290
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Beaufort County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,350
- 1
vehicle: 5,214
- 2
vehicles: 4,659
- 3
vehicles: 761
- 4
vehicles: 140
- 5
or more vehicles: 45
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45% of Beaufort County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 13% lived in South Carolina.
| Beaufort
County: |
45.5% | | State
average: | 56.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 37960
- Northeast:
24495
- Midwest:
15489
- South:
28279
- West:
5278
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $159,800 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(79%)
- Utility
gas (12%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Wood
(1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(79%)
- Utility
gas (14%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,908
| Here: |
14.7% | | South
Carolina: |
9.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 902
| Here: |
14.6% | | South
Carolina: |
8.1% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 586
| Here: |
14.5% | | South
Carolina: | 20.3% |
Beaufort
County government finances in 2004:
-
Charges - Air Transportation: $1,593,000
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $20,313,000
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $99,173,000
All Other: $12,734,000
Parks & Recreation: $392,000
Solid Waste Management: $74,000
- Construction
- Housing & Community Development: $14,635,000
Regular Highways: $10,298,000
Central Staff Services: $9,587,000
Parks & Recreation: $6,115,000
General Public Buildings: $4,430,000
Solid Waste Management: $909,000
Natural Resources - Other: $36,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $80,433,000
Police Protection: $12,894,000
Health Services - Other: $10,424,000
General - Other: $6,587,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,752,000
Central Staff Services: $4,827,000
Corrections - Other: $4,750,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,585,000
General Public Buildings: $3,746,000
Financial Administration: $3,419,000
Libraries: $3,194,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,114,000
Regular Highways: $2,714,000
Air Transportation: $1,795,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $992,000
Welfare - Other: $649,000
Housing & Community Development: $37,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $198,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $5,667,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Parks & Recreation: $817,000
General: $652,000
Regular Highways: $645,000
Judicial and Legal: $406,000
Welfare: $388,000
Health: $338,000
Central Staff Services: $200,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,338,000
Health & Hospitals: $526,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $5,072,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $89,072,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $20,000,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $70,960,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $21,462,000
Industrial Revenue: $4,572,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $500,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $16,650,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $3,406,000
Interest Earnings: $1,488,000
Rents: $124,000
Property Sale Other: $112,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $10,907,000
Police Protection: $1,250,000
General - Other: $587,000
Health - Other: $358,000
Libraries: $148,000
Central Staff: $144,000
Solid Waste Management: $102,000
Regular Highways: $83,000
Parks & Recreation: $73,000
General Public Building: $58,000
Judicial: $52,000
Welfare - Other: $41,000
Financial Administration: $32,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $17,000
Corrections - Other: $4,000
Housing & Community Development: $4,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $99,243,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $3,013,000
Beginning: $1,149,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,601,000
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $5,519,000
Health & Hospitals: $4,148,000
Public Welfare: $2,810,000
Highways: $1,629,000
All Other: $1,417,000
- Tax
- Property: $69,326,000
NEC: $2,587,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,105,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,041,000
Public Utilities: $264,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $89,683,000
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