City in Beaufort County, South Carolina · 24.4 sq mi · 654 people per sq mi
About 16,000 people live in Beaufort. The typical household earns $61,220, and the median resident is 32.2 years old.
2026 projection
From 13,721 in 2020
Poverty rate 12.46%
Men 28.5 · Women 36.7
1850–2026
15,974
2026 projection
16.4% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1850–2026
15,974
2026 projection
16.4% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 15,974 | +199 | 1.26% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15,775 | +1,258 | 8.67% |
| 2024 | 14,517 | +650 | 4.69% |
| 2023 | 13,867 | +91 | 0.66% |
| 2022 | 13,776 | -43 | 0.31% |
| 2021 | 13,819 | +98 | 0.71% |
| 2020 | 13,721 | +504 | 3.81% |
| 2019 | 13,217 | -314 | 2.32% |
| 2018 | 13,531 | +33 | 0.24% |
| 2017 | 13,498 | -116 | 0.85% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 137 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 8 residents
39% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 39% | 38% | 40% |
| Never married | 44% | 51% | 36% |
| Divorced | 9% | 8% | 11% |
| Widowed | 6% | 2% | 10% |
| Separated | 1% | <1% | 3% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau