COMPARING TWO PLACES
Beaufort County vs Colleton County
PLACE A
Beaufort County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Colleton County, South Carolina
Beaufort County is 13% larger than Colleton County. Beaufort County earns more, with a median household income $7,243 higher. Colleton County has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -7%).
BEAUFORT COUNTYCOLLETON COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population44,67039,382+13% vs Colleton County
Population density5437+16
Population growth-6.5%-0.7%−5.8 pts
Median age47.742.0+5.7
Male47.7%47.6%+0.1 pts
Female52.3%52.4%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born3.6%3.4%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.3%56.5%+9.8 pts
Black22.8%33.6%−10.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.9%4.6%+3.3 pts
Asian0.2%0.4%−0.2 pts
Other2.9%4.9%−2.0 pts
Median household income$58,357$51,114+$7,243
Per capita income$34,495$29,122+$5,373
Poverty rate17.8%19.6%−1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.465Even
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%17.4%+3.8 pts
Graduate degree7.1%5.8%+1.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%9.9%−5.9 pts
Labor force participation55.2%55.4%−0.3 pts
Median home value$192,700$162,500+$30,200
Median gross rent$871$949−$78
Owner-occupied69.5%73.3%−3.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.0%18.3%+2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households41.3%42.2%−0.9 pts
Average commute24.834.9−10.1
Worked from home8.9%6.3%+2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.2%−0.1 pts
Uninsured9.0%15.0%−6.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025