Beaufort, SC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Beaufort, SC: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 49,773. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet BEAUFORT-SC · Beaufort, SC 4 ZIPs · 49,773 pop · #9818/25278 · Beaufort County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID
- INC-HIGH $78,457
- RANK-UPPER #9818/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Saint Helena Isl
- BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 50% owners
- POP-SMALL 49,773
- SPREAD-MOD 29906→29907
- HOME-MID $347,467
Nearest income peer: Saint Helena Island, SC ( $713 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Beaufort
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Beaufort on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Seabrook · lowest $54,177
Seabrook · lowest
$54,177 median HH income
- Port Royal · near
Port Royal · near
$76,544 median HH income
- Saint Helena I · near
Saint Helena I · near
$77,744 median HH income
- Beaufort · this city
Beaufort · this city
$78,457 median HH income
- Okatie · near
Okatie · near
$91,294 median HH income
- Hilton Head Is · near
Hilton Head Is · near
$97,762 median HH income
- Daufuskie Isla · highest
Daufuskie Isla · highest
$156,090 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Beaufort, SC sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 39%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 49,773
- city population (Census)
- 4
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $78,457
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (4) - lead code 29906 (21,765 residents). Household income $78,457 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (50.0%) for this income tier, rent $1,584 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within South Carolina, Galivants Ferry is the closest lower-income city and West Union the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Beaufort.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Beaufort differ
Housing values create the stronger within-city contrast here. ZIP 29906 has a median home value of $265,300, compared with $428,000 in 29907. Use the city average for a broad profile, then compare these ZIP pages when a housing decision depends on the local market.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.4×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.6×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 89 points
29906 to 29907
29906 to 29907
29907 to 29904
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Beaufort residents split across a short ZIP set
No ZIP owns Beaufort: the largest, 29906, is only about 44% of 49,773 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Beaufort
Citywide ZBP: 1,364 establishments, 13,876 employees , annual payroll $644,345k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29902 (572 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (212) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Construction .
ZIP Codes in Beaufort, SC
These ZIP codes sit in Beaufort County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Beaufort. See the Beaufort County roll-up →
Beaufort sits in the lower half of Beaufort County on income: Hilton Head Island, Bluffton and Okatie report more, and only Seabrook reports less. Daufuskie Island marks the far end of that range at $156,090, 99% above Beaufort.
Side-by-side: Compare 29906 vs 29902 →
Beaufort roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Beaufort, .