Beaufort, NC Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Beaufort home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

4,452

Population Estimate

$246,046

Median Home Value

92.0%

Employment Rate

27.7%

Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$283

Median Listing Price$543,688

Median Days on Market80

Active Listings108

New Listings26

Total Listings (Active + Pending)149

Avg Listing Price$695,127

Avg Listing Price Change MoM-1%

Avg Listing Price Change YoY5%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.49

Family Dual Income33.7

Median Household Income$40,926

Median Individual Income$24,109

Home Ownership44.0%

Home Value$246,046

Median Rent$715

Rent Burden40.1%

Poverty19.8%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

No Highschool Degree or GED8.6%
Highschool Education21.8%
Some College41.9%
Bachelors Degree18.2%
Graduate Degree9.5%
Total College or Above27.7%
Stem Degree42.6%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

Male41.4%
Female58.6%

MARITAL STATUS

Married41.9%
Divorced19.5%
Never Married29.9%
Widowed8.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityBeaufort

State IDNC

Population4,452

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group	% of Population
Under 18	13.3%
19–29	16.7%
30–39	7.3%
40–49	13.0%

Age Group	% of Population
50–59	11.3%
60–69	18.5%
70–79	15.4%
80+	4.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation52.7%

Unemployment Rate8.0%

Disabled22.9%

ETHNICITY

White81.3%

Black12.3%

Asian0.4%

Native American0.8%

Pacific Islander0.0%

Other1.3%

Multiple4.0%

OTHER

Hispanic2.1%

Limited English0.2%

Health Uninsured10.9%

Veteran11.5%

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