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Beaufort, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Beaufort is a Census city of 13,747 people across 24.51 square miles of land, in Beaufort County. Median household income is $61,220, 61.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 54 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $46.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Beaufort
What Beaufort is
- Census place typecity
- Land area24.51 sq mi
- Water area0.89 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land561
- County holding the largest share of its areaBeaufort 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
- Population13,747
- Median age32.2
- Population under 182,324 plus or minus 529
- Share under 1816.9 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Population 65 and over2,050
- Share 65 and over14.9 percent
- Households5,348
- Family households3,185
- Share of households that are families59.6 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$61,220
- Per capita income$39,044
- Civilian labor force6,659
- Employed6,416
- Unemployed243 plus or minus 189
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over8,884
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher39.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.6 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 units6,327
- Occupied units5,348
- Vacant units979 plus or minus 296
- Vacancy rate15.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Owner occupied3,287
- Renter occupied2,061
- Ownership rate61.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$345,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,212
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.8 percent
- Single family units4,639
- Share single family73.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,522 plus or minus 445
- Share in buildings of two or more24.1 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Mobile homes166 plus or minus 131
- Median year structure built1984
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 commute7,173
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,760
- Share commuting under 15 minutes52.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,907 plus or minus 469
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Drove alone68.6 percent
- Carpooled17.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked4.6 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home8.0 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Beaufort
SBA loans in Beaufort (7(a))
- Approvals54
- Gross approval$46,164,600
- Average approval$854,900
- Median approval$376,400
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,298,150
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported626
- Jobs per approval11.6
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more29.6 percent
- Share to franchises13.0 percent
- Distinct lenders25
- Distinct industries by NAICS36
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Beaufort, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 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)
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$15,986,000
- Average approval$1,141,857
- Median approval$574,000
- Largest approval$4,550,000
- Jobs supported143
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Beaufort, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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 communityCity of Beaufort
- NFIP community number450026
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date03/23/21
The City of Beaufort participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450026 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Beaufort County, not Beaufort
Beaufort County context, not Beaufort figures
- Establishments in Beaufort County6,087
- Covered employment, Beaufort County71,044
- Average annual pay, Beaufort County$54,768
- Housing units permitted, Beaufort County1,638
Every figure in this section is published for Beaufort 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, South Carolina?
13,747, in 5,348 households. Beaufort city covers 24.51 square miles of land, which is 561 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?
Beaufort 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?
$61,220. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $345,400. Median gross rent is $1,212 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?
54 7(a) approvals totaling $46.2 m since FY2020, across 25 lenders, median approval $376,400, plus 14 504 approvals worth $16.0 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 6 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, city of, community 450026, carrying Community Rating System class 6, 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 Beaufort 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.