Beaufort County Information

Beaufort in South Carolina occupies 923 square miles and has a 2006 population of 142,045, a change from a 2000 population of 120,948 and 86,425 in 1990. 14.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24, 12.8% percent is 25-35, and 13% percent of the population is 35 to 44.

There were 1,018 acts of violent crime reported in Beaufort in 2004, a change from 945 reports of violent crime in 2000.

The unemployed population in 2006 was 3,040 people: 5% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of 3.1%.

Read more about Beaufort, South Carolina in the Wikipedia entry.

General Information
CountyBeaufort 
StateSouth Carolina 
Land Area923 sq. milesRanked 883 of 3,140
Population 2006142,045Ranked 421 of 3,140
Population 2005138,037 
Population 2000120,948Ranked 449 of 3,140
Population 199086,425Ranked 527 of 3,140
Race BreakdownPercentage
Caucasion75.7% 
African American21.9% 
Asian American.9% 
Native American.3% 
Pacific Islander.1% 
Age BreakdownPercentage
Population Under 57.5% 
Population 5 to 1412.6% 
Population 15 to 2414.1% 
Population 25 to 3412.8% 
Population 35 to 4413% 
Population 45 to 5411.7% 
Population 55 to 6411% 
Population 65 to 749.6% 
Population 75 and up7.8% 
Crime Counts20042000
Total Violent Crimes1,018945
Murders / Manslaughters4 
Forcible Rapes47 
Robberies153 
Aggravated Assaults814 
Total Property Crimes5,7425,266
Burglaries1,592 
Larceny Thefts3,741 
Motor Vehicle Thefts409 
Employment Data20062000
Labor Population60,70751,115
Unemployed Population3,0401,576
Unemployment Rate5%3.1%

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