Beaufort County

Beaufort County, North Carolina

At a Glance

Population	44,652
County Seat	Beaufort County Courthouse
State FIPS	37
County FIPS	013
Num Towns	11
Census-Designated Places	4
Total Town Population	19,013
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	44,711
Median Age	46.9
Veterans	3,092
Housing Units	24,299
Uninsured	502
Net Migration (recent)	634
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	1,119
Total Employees	13,848
Avg Annual Pay	$50,313
Median Household Income	$56,081
Poverty Rate	17.1%
Unemployment Rate	5.6%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$64,952
Federal Spending FY2024	$402,535,937
Federal Spending Per Capita	$9,015

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$159,900
Median Rent	$835
FMR Studio	$759
FMR 1BR	$763
FMR 2BR	$930
FMR 3BR	$1,245
FMR 4BR	$1,562

Health & Safety

Hospitals	0
EMS Stations	33
Fire Stations	33
Police Stations	33
Adult Smoking	18.7%
Adult Obesity	40.8%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	36.5
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.13
Electric Customers	5067762
Towns with Broadband Data	11
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	11

Community

Churches	61
Libraries	12
Historic Places (NRHP)	19
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	105
SNAP Stores	49
Bank Branches	9

Agriculture

Total Farms	22
Land in Farms (acres)	139,853
Avg Farm Size (acres)	6,357.0
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
EM	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2026-01-24
EM	HURRICANE HELENE	2024-09-26
EM	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY	2024-08-06
EM	HURRICANE IAN	2022-10-01
DR	TROPICAL STORM ETA	2021-03-03
DR	HURRICANE ISAIAS	2020-10-14
EM	HURRICANE ISAIAS	2020-08-02
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-25
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	HURRICANE DORIAN	2019-10-04

Detailed Topics

Communities in Beaufort County

Washington — pop 9,875
River Road — pop 4,048
Belhaven — pop 1,410
Cypress Landing — pop 1,257
Chocowinity — pop 722
Aurora — pop 455
Washington Park — pop 392
Bayview — pop 298
Bath — pop 245
Pantego — pop 164
Pinetown — pop 147

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.