Beaufort County is located in southern South Carolina. The County Seat is Beaufort and the largest city is Hilton Head Island. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.bcgov.net/. The 2014 population estimate is 175,852 and the 2010 census population was 162,233. The land area is 576.28 square miles and there are 281.5 persons per square mile.
77.1% of the population is White, 19.3% is Black or African American, 11.5% is Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% is Asian, 0.4% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.8% is two or more races. 91.3% have a high school degree or higher, and 37.6% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $275,500, there are 64,417 households, an average of 2.46 persons per household. The per capita income is $32,503, the median household income is $57,316, and 12.5% of the persons in Beaufort County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 16,367. Retail sales (in $1000) were $2,255,071, and sales per capita were $15,240. The percentage of black-owned firms is 7.4%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 25.5%.
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Codes Beaufort County community development code and code of ordinances. |
Minutes Beaufort County Council and Committee Minutes. |
Obituaries Beaufort County Public Library database of obituaries published in local newspapers between 1862 and 1984 and 2007 to the present. |
Property | Tax Records Beaufort County Treasurer's Office online property tax records. |
Voters South Carolina State Election Commission voter registration check. |
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