Beaufort County

Beaufort County has 195,289 residents across 14 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $86,573, 25% above the South Carolina figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $455,600, and 46% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

195,289residentsACS 2020–2024

$86,573median household incomeSouth Carolina: $69K

$455,600median home valueowner-occupied homes

94%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Beaufort County in South CarolinaZIP codes in Beaufort County highlighted; the rest of South Carolina in grey

Map of South Carolina with Beaufort County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 14 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
29902	17,650	$70K	$349K	64%	38%	90%	20 min
29904	1,600	$-666667K	$-666667K	0%	28%	100%	6 min
29905	1,729	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	43%	–	8 min
29906	25,342	$68K	$265K	51%	25%	93%	27 min
29907	15,190	$97K	$428K	85%	47%	97%	28 min
29909	24,003	$91K	$453K	92%	51%	96%	30 min
29910	53,019	$99K	$487K	77%	49%	97%	28 min
29915	619	$156K	$576K	99%	80%	99%	32 min
29920	10,606	$78K	$289K	90%	36%	92%	35 min
29926	24,458	$98K	$639K	77%	52%	93%	21 min
29928	15,785	$98K	$798K	83%	64%	93%	18 min
29935	3,513	$77K	$264K	36%	40%	92%	21 min
29940	3,256	$54K	$172K	86%	20%	84%	33 min
29941	329	$120K	$2.00M	95%	71%	93%	26 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

195,289 residents in 82,333 households, next to the South Carolina figure.

17%

under 18

20%

aged 18–34

28%

aged 65 and over

26%

of households are people living alone

56%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

103,177 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $455,600 (±$10,790).

76%

of households own their home

64%

of homes are detached single-family houses

17%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

20%

of housing units are vacant

$1,653

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later4%

2010–201917%

2000–200928%

1990–199918%

1980–198918%

1970–197910%

1960–19693%

1950–19592%

1940–19491%

1939 or earlier1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$3,024.

$86,573

median household income

9.6%

of people live below the poverty line

2.6%

unemployment rate

46%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

25 min

average commute to work

12%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

82%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

13%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

94%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates