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| People QuickFacts |
Beaufort County |
South Carolina |
| Population, 2001 estimate |
125,212 |
4,063,011 |
| Population percent change, April 1, 2000-July 1, 2001 |
3.5% |
1.3% |
| Population, 2000 |
120,937 |
4,012,012 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
39.9% |
15.1% |
| Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.7% |
6.6% |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
23.3% |
25.2% |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
15.5% |
12.1% |
| Female persons, percent, 2000 |
49.4% |
51.4% |
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| White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
70.7% |
67.2% |
| Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
24.0% |
29.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.3% |
0.3% |
| Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.8% |
0.9% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% |
Z |
| Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.8% |
1.0% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.4% |
1.0% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
6.8% |
2.4% |
| White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
67.4% |
66.1% |
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| Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+, 2000 |
43.9% |
55.9% |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
6.3% |
2.9% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
9.9% |
5.2% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
87.8% |
76.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
33.2% |
20.4% |
| Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
18,090 |
810,857 |
| Mean travel time to work, workers age 16+ (minutes), 2000 |
23.3 |
24.3 |
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| Housing units, 2000 |
60,509 |
1,753,670 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
73.2% |
72.2% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
21.9% |
15.8% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$213,900 |
$94,900 |
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| Households, 2000 |
45,532 |
1,533,854 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.51 |
2.53 |
| Median household money income, 1999 |
$46,992 |
$37,082 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 |
$25,377 |
$18,795 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
10.7% |
14.1% |
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| Business QuickFacts |
Beaufort County |
South Carolina |
| Private nonfarm establishments, 1999 |
4,107 |
96,440 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 1999 |
44,078 |
1,561,727 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1999 |
55.1% |
23.3% |
| Nonemployer establishments, 1999 |
8,882 |
200,265 |
| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
137,548 |
70,797,020 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
1,340,911 |
33,634,264 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$12,508 |
$8,874 |
| Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
6.8% |
11.8% |
| Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
19.6% |
24.7% |
| Housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 |
2,689 |
32,812 |
| Federal funds and grants, 2001 ($1000) |
854,392 |
24,674,761 |
| Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 |
3,536 |
143,952 |
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| Geography QuickFacts |
Beaufort County |
South Carolina |
| Land area, 2000 (square miles) |
587 |
30,109 |
| Persons per square mile, 2000 |
206.1 |
133.2 |
| Metropolitan Area |
None |
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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race. |
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(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. |
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FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data |
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NA: Not available |
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D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information |
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X: Not applicable |
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S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards |
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Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown |
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F: Fewer than 100 firms |
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Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts |
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