With 15,579 people, Port Royal is a city in South Carolina. The median age is 25.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. Since 2000 the city has more than tripled, up 11,629 people. Owners hold 38% of the housing stock. People stay put here: 74% were in the same home a year ago. The average commute runs 14 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,870, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 25.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 125%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Port Royal
What changed most since 1990
Population2,985 → 15,579(+422%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share32.8% → 13.6%(−19.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$134,404 → $347,200(+158%)US over the same years: +67%
Port Royal's population equals 8.0% of Beaufort County's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 2.5% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 4.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)58.2%(526)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24%(217)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26%(235)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 904 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Port Royal, decade by decade
Port Royal population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,985
$57,942
$134,404
16.1%
64.2
2000
3,950
$66,671
$154,294
22.5%
65.2
2010
10,678
$61,168
$274,479
28.2%
71.0
2020
14,220
$71,608
$294,162
37.1%
74.3
2024
15,579
$74,870
$347,200
38.4%
76.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
