Beaufort, South Carolina Economy Profile

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Beaufort, South Carolina Economy

sixty-seven point six six percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Beaufort, South Carolina. Among them 25.21% are females aged 16 and over. 73.42% of Beaufort, South Carolina workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 1.47% use public transportation (including taxicab). One point three two percent of Beaufort, South Carolina residents work at home.

The total population of Beaufort, South Carolina is 12,950 people. The median household income in Beaufort, South Carolina is thirty-six thousand, five hundred and thirty-two dollars. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 37.74% of all occupations. 12.8% of Beaufort, South Carolina population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 27.25% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 7.06% of occupations.

20.28% of families in Beaufort, South Carolina have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. 0.0 of families are below poverty level. Beaufort, South Carolina median household income is thirty-six thousand, five hundred and thirty-two dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive $22,465, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid twenty-three thousand, four hundred and seventy-four dollars.

	Beaufort, South Carolina	%, Beaufort, South Carolina	United States
Population 16 years and over	10,474		217,168,077
In labor force	7,087	67.66%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	4,982	47.57%	63.39%
- - Employed	4,672	44.61%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	310	2.96%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	2,105	20.1%	0.53%
Not in labor force	3,387	32.34%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	4,771	45.55%	51.66%
In labor force	2,640	25.21%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	2,499	23.86%	29.65%
- - Employed	2,342	22.36%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	834	7.96%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	484		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	6,648		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	4,881	73.42%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	1,138	17.12%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	98	1.47%	4.73%
Walked	307	4.62%	2.93%
Other means	136	2.05%	1.19%
Worked at home	88	1.32%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	17.5	0.26%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	4,672		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	1,763	37.74%	33.65%
Service occupations	700	14.98%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	1,273	27.25%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	8	0.17%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	598	12.8%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	330	7.06%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	9	0.19%	1.87%
Construction	485	10.38%	6.78%
Manufacturing	221	4.73%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	120	2.57%	3.6%
Retail trade	647	13.85%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	123	2.63%	5.2%
Information	168	3.6%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	300	6.42%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	294	6.29%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	1,171	25.06%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	490	10.49%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	199	4.26%	4.87%
Public administration	445	9.52%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	2,917	62.44%	78.47%
Government workers	1,281	27.42%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	457	9.78%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	17	0.36%	0.31%

	Beaufort, South Carolina	%, Beaufort, South Carolina	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	4,597		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	477	10.38%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	354	7.7%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	732	15.92%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	624	13.57%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	891	19.38%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	780	16.97%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	262	5.7%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	264	5.74%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	121	2.63%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	92	2.0%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	36,532		41,994
With earnings	3,695	35.28%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	45,742		56,604
With Social Security income	1,252	11.95%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,539		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	116	1.11%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	8,472		6,320
With public assistance income	108	1.03%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,569		3,032
With retirement income	1,190	11.36%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,356		17,376
Families	3,027		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	253	8.36%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	127	4.2%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	424	14.01%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	358	11.83%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	614	20.28%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	590	19.49%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	255	8.42%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	200	6.61%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	138	4.56%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	68	2.25%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	42,894		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	20,501		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	22,465		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	23,474		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	348		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	306	87.93%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	114	32.76%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	213		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	205	96.24%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	64	30.05%	42.27%
Individuals	1,400		33,899,812
18 years and over	861	61.5%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	171	12.21%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	531	37.93%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	388	27.71%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	269	19.21%	31.63%

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