Beaufort South Carolina Quick Facts!!!!

By Cherimie Crane

Real Estate Agent with Cherimie Crane & Associates

February 05, 2008 08:55 AM

BEAUFORT QUICK FACTS

Top Employers (in alpha order)

Beaufort County School District

Beaufort Memorial Hospital

Callaswassie Island Co. LP

Columbia Sussex Corp.

Beaufort County

Cypress Club, Inc.

Department of Defense

Hargray Communications Group, Inc.

Lowes Home Centers, Inc.

Marine Corps Community Services

Marriott Resorts Hospitality Corp.

National Health Corp.

OS Restaurant Services, Inc.

Publix Supermarkets

Sea Pines Resort, LLC

Starwood Hotels and Resorts

Technical College of the Lowcountry

Tenet Health System, Hilton Head, Inc.

The Greenery, Inc.

Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.

Median Household Income

Beaufort County $50,522

South Carolina $41,100

Per Capita Income

Beaufort County $32,987

South Carolina $21,875

(source: U.S. Census, 2006 estimates)

Population

Beaufort County (including munis)	142,045
City of Beaufort	12209
Town of Bluffton	3,505
Town of Hilton Head	33,838
Town of Port Royal	9.848
Yemassee (Beaufort County portion)	167
Beaufort County, unincorporated	82,658

Notable population facts

•· Males outnumber females 50.3% to 49.7%.

•· The largest age group is 25-44 years.

•· The white population is the majority with 66.7%.

•· The Hispanic population in this area has increased 55.1% from 2000 to 2006.

•· The population is expected to increase by 73,630 from 2010 to 2030.

(source: U.S. Census, 2006 estimates)

2006 Military Installations Economic Impact

	Officer and enlisted personnel	Civilian personnel	Payroll (total)	Additional interesting economic impacts
Marine Corps Air Station - Beaufort	4,000	900	$215 m	$33 million in procurement, construction & utilities
Marine Corps Recruit Depot - Parris Island	2,000	600	$64 m	Annually, 20,000 graduates have, on average, 4 people visiting for graduation.
Naval Hospital Beaufort	512	230	$55 m	Contracts with Beaufort Memorial for services not provided