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Port Royal, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Port Royal is a Census town of 15,579 people across 17.00 square miles of land, in Beaufort County. Median household income is $74,870, 38.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Port Royal
What Port Royal is
- Census place typetown
- Land area17 sq mi
- Water area2.59 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land916
- 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 Port Royal
- Population15,579
- Median age25.1
- Population under 182,856
- Share under 1818.3 percent
- Population 65 and over1,383 plus or minus 369
- Share 65 and over8.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Households4,676
- Family households3,220
- Share of households that are families68.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Port Royal
- Median household income$74,870
- Per capita income$34,031
- Civilian labor force5,313
- Employed5,262
- Unemployed51 plus or minus 60
- Unemployment rate1.0 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over7,829
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher38.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.0 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Port Royal
- Housing units5,111
- Occupied units4,676
- Vacant units435 plus or minus 219
- Vacancy rate8.5 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Owner occupied1,780
- Renter occupied2,896
- Ownership rate38.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$347,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,726
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.7 percent
- Single family units2,812
- Share single family55.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,139 plus or minus 496
- Share in buildings of two or more41.9 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Mobile homes123 plus or minus 105
- Median year structure built2008
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Port Royal gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,334
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,947
- Share commuting under 15 minutes59.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,378 plus or minus 399
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.5 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Drove alone59.7 percent
- Carpooled16.1 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked10.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Worked from home11.7 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Port Royal (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$5,667,800
- Average approval$809,686
- Median approval$611,000
- Largest approval$1,649,000
- Jobs supported61
- Jobs per approval8.7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more71.4 percent
- Share to franchises14.3 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Port Royal, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Port Royal
- NFIP communityTown of Port Royal
- NFIP community number450028
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date03/23/21
The Town of Port Royal participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450028 and carries Community Rating System class 9, 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 Port Royal
Beaufort County context, not Port Royal 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 Port Royal.
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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What this page does not hold.
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
Port Royal questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Port Royal, South Carolina?
15,579, in 4,676 households. Port Royal town covers 17.00 square miles of land, which is 916 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Port Royal 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 Port Royal?
$74,870. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $347,200. Median gross rent is $1,726 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Port Royal businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $5.7 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $611,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Port Royal, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Port Royal borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Port Royal. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Port Royal in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Port Royal appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Port Royal, town of, community 450028, carrying Community Rating System class 9, 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 Port Royal 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 Port Royal.
Is zoning published for Port Royal?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.