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Laurel Bay, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Laurel Bay is a Census CDP of 5,882 people across 4.16 square miles of land, in Beaufort County. Median household income is $54,345, 22.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Laurel Bay
What Laurel Bay is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.16 sq mi
- Water area0.89 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,412
- 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.
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How many people live in Laurel Bay
- Population5,882
- Median age23.0
- Population under 182,128 plus or minus 521
- Share under 1836.2 percent
- Population 65 and over271 plus or minus 125
- Share 65 and over4.6 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Households1,947
- Family households1,660 plus or minus 380
- Share of households that are families85.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Laurel Bay
- Median household income$54,345 plus or minus $17,949
- Per capita income$22,523
- Civilian labor force1,668 plus or minus 561
- Employed1,593 plus or minus 484
- Unemployed75 plus or minus 114
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over2,405 plus or minus 543
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.3 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.3 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Laurel Bay
- Housing units2,103
- Occupied units1,947
- Vacant units156 plus or minus 76
- Vacancy rate7.4 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Owner occupied438 plus or minus 121
- Renter occupied1,509 plus or minus 380
- Ownership rate22.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$231,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,454
- Annual rent as a share of median income32.1 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Single family units1,622
- Share single family77.1 percent plus or minus 17.7
- Units in buildings of two or more64 plus or minus 71
- Share in buildings of two or more3.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Mobile homes417 plus or minus 275
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Laurel Bay gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,357 plus or minus 512
- Commuting under 15 minutes459 plus or minus 141
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.5 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,106 plus or minus 316
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.9 percent
- Drove alone88.8 percent
- Carpooled8.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.0 percent plus or minus 1.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Beaufort County, not Laurel Bay
Beaufort County context, not Laurel Bay 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 Laurel Bay.
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
Laurel Bay questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Laurel Bay, South Carolina?
5,882, in 1,947 households. Laurel Bay CDP covers 4.16 square miles of land, which is 1,412 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Laurel Bay 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 Laurel Bay?
$54,345. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $231,800. Median gross rent is $1,454 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Laurel Bay 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 Laurel Bay.
Is zoning published for Laurel Bay?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.