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Beaufort, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Beaufort is a Census town of 4,689 people across 5.13 square miles of land, in Carteret County. Median household income is $53,321, 53.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Beaufort
What Beaufort is
- Census place typetown
- Land area5.13 sq mi
- Water area2.74 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land914
- County holding the largest share of its areaCarteret County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Beaufort
How many people live in Beaufort
- Population4,689
- Median age55.0
- Population under 18681 plus or minus 234
- Share under 1814.5 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Population 65 and over1,652
- Share 65 and over35.2 percent
- Households2,553
- Family households1,207
- Share of households that are families47.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Beaufort
Income and work in Beaufort
- Median household income$53,321 plus or minus $14,093
- Per capita income$44,277
- Civilian labor force2,263
- Employed2,134
- Unemployed129 plus or minus 75
- Unemployment rate5.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over3,668
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher40.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.3 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Beaufort
Housing in Beaufort
- Housing units3,386
- Occupied units2,553
- Vacant units833 plus or minus 182
- Vacancy rate24.6 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Owner occupied1,363
- Renter occupied1,190
- Ownership rate53.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$354,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$835 plus or minus $225
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.8 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Single family units2,288
- Share single family67.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,088 plus or minus 297
- Share in buildings of two or more32.1 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 20
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Beaufort
How Beaufort gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,636
- Commuting under 15 minutes654 plus or minus 173
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.0 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more212 plus or minus 98
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.0 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Drove alone71.9 percent
- Carpooled4.1 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home21.5 percent plus or minus 7.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Beaufort
SBA loans in Beaufort (7(a))
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$8,760,200
- Average approval$730,017
- Median approval$589,950
- Largest approval$3,117,200
- Jobs supported92
- Jobs per approval7.7
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Beaufort, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Beaufort
SBA loans in Beaufort (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$6,766,000
- Average approval$1,691,500
- Median approval$1,315,500
- Largest approval$3,815,000
- Jobs supported81
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Beaufort, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Beaufort
Flood risk in Beaufort
- NFIP communityTown of Beaufort
- NFIP community number375346
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date11/03/05
The Town of Beaufort participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 375346 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Carteret County, not Beaufort
Carteret County context, not Beaufort figures
- Establishments in Carteret County2,249
- Covered employment, Carteret County25,022
- Average annual pay, Carteret County$45,708
- Housing units permitted, Carteret County935
Every figure in this section is published for Carteret County as a whole and is not a measurement of Beaufort.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Beaufort questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Beaufort, North Carolina?
4,689, in 2,553 households. Beaufort town covers 5.13 square miles of land, which is 914 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Beaufort in?
Carteret County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Beaufort?
$53,321. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $354,900. Median gross rent is $835 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Beaufort businesses?
12 7(a) approvals totaling $8.8 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $589,950, plus 4 504 approvals worth $6.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Beaufort, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Beaufort borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Beaufort. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Beaufort in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Beaufort appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Beaufort, town of, community 375346, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Beaufort figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Carteret County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Beaufort.
Is zoning published for Beaufort?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.