COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Beaufort County

North Carolina · 42,283 residents · 833 sq mi

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Beaufort County is home to 42,283 people in North Carolina. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $51,700. Renters pay $289 a month at the median. 19.5% of people here live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

42,283

−6%vs 2000

vs 44,958 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.7

−11%vs 2000

vs 40.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

833 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202444K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(2,755)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(2,928)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(3,282)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(3,175)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(2,316)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(6,203)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(6,314)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(4,707)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(4,279)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(3,737)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(1,968)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(619)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,738

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,066 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,722

−36%vs 2000

vs $16,722 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.5%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 19.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,700

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$289

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $405 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.1%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

25.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic66.8%(30,051)

Black29%(13,021)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(1,455)

Asian0.2%(98)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic68.4%(28,941)

Black31.2%(13,173)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(204)

Asian0.1%(59)

Other0.3%(110)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.5%(2,911)

Puerto Rican0.5%(220)

Central American0.2%(71)

Salvadoran0.2%(71)

South American0.1%(62)

Colombian0.1%(56)

Ecuadorian0%(6)

Cuban0%(3)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.1%(66)

Filipino0.1%(25)

Korean0%(19)

Chinese0%(4)

Hmong0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(23)

Native Hawaiian0%(14)

Ancestry

English14.1%(6,276)

Irish8.5%(3,761)

American6.7%(2,983)

German6.3%(2,822)

Scottish1.6%(702)

Italian1.1%(486)

Scotch-Irish1%(459)

French0.9%(404)

Polish0.6%(277)

Dutch0.5%(208)

Norwegian0.4%(156)

British0.3%(155)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.3%(147)

Russian0.3%(140)

French Canadian0.2%(101)

Welsh0.2%(84)

Swedish0.2%(83)

Czech0.2%(79)

West Indian0.2%(69)

Portuguese0.1%(58)

Hungarian0.1%(45)

Nigerian0.1%(42)

Canadian0.1%(28)

Slovak0.1%(28)

Swiss0%(20)

Austrian0%(19)

Greek0%(19)

Arab0%(15)

Lebanese0%(15)

Croatian0%(15)

Serbian0%(12)

Belgian0%(11)

Lithuanian0%(9)

Ukrainian0%(8)

Haitian0%(8)

Jamaican0%(8)

Danish0%(7)

Armenian0%(5)

Slovene0%(2)

Australian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.8%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.9%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.4 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 17.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29.3%(5,235)

Married58.6%(10,461)

Widowed3.1%(555)

Divorced9%(1,614)

Women 15+

Never married26.7%(5,274)

Married50.1%(9,895)

Widowed12.3%(2,430)

Divorced10.9%(2,154)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.0%

−8.9 ptssince 2013

from 17.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.6%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.2%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 23.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 61.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.2%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 45.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)16.9%(567)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.2%(680)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.6%(1,399)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.8%(94)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(28)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,361 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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