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Beaufort NC Demographics

Beaufort NC Demographics


Population (year 2000): 3,771, Est. population in July 2002: 3,806 (+0.9% change)
Males: 1,755 (46.5%), Females: 2,016 (53.5%)

Elevation: 30 feet

County: Carteret

Land area: 2.7 square miles

Zip code: 28516

Median resident age: 42.7 years
Median household income: $28,763 (year 2000)
Median house value: $119,200 (year 2000)

Climate

Normal climate around Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina

Based on data reported by main weather stations

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
temp. (°F)
46.3 47.9 54.1 61.3 69.4 76.4 80.5 79.6 75.4 65.8 57.3 49.6
High
temp (°F)
57.0 59.0 65.1 72.0 78.8 84.9 88.6 88.0 84.5 76.5 68.3 60.3
Low
temp (°F)
35.5 36.8 43.0 50.6 59.9 67.8 72.3 71.1 66.2 55.1 46.3 38.9
Precipitation
(inches)
5.4 4.0 4.3 2.9 4.7 4.0 5.9 7.5 6.5 4.4 4.1 4.5
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Days with
precipitation.
11 10 10 8 9 10 13 12 10 8 8 9
Wind speed
(mph)
10.1 10.4 10.8 10.7 9.7 9.3 8.7 8.2 8.8 9.0 9.1 9.5
Morning
humidity (%)
81 80 81 80 83 84 86 88 88 86 83 81
Afternoon
humidity (%)
61 57 56 53 59 63 66 66 64 60 58 60
Sunshine
(% of day)
53 56 62 69 66 65 64 63 62 62 60 54
Days clear
of clouds
10 9 10 11 8 7 6 7 9 12 11 10
Partly cloudy
days
6 6 8 8 11 11 11 11 10 7 7 7
Cloudy days 15 13 14 11 12 12 13 12 12 11 11 14
Snowfall (in) 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6

Family Info

Crime in Beaufort (2002):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 rape (25.7 per 100,000)
  • 1 robbery (25.7 per 100,000)
  • 13 assaults (333.6 per 100,000)
  • 35 burglaries (898.1 per 100,000)
  • 135 larceny counts (3464.2 per 100,000)
  • 10 auto thefts (256.6 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 316.9 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Beaufort (2001):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 2 robberies (52.2 per 100,000)
  • 9 assaults (234.7 per 100,000)
  • 50 burglaries (1303.8 per 100,000)
  • 125 larceny counts (3259.5 per 100,000)
  • 3 auto thefts (78.2 per 100,000)

Housing


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 17 buildings, average cost: $113,200
  • 1997: 26 buildings, average cost: $115,000
  • 1998: 28 buildings, average cost: $115,200
  • 1999: 31 buildings, average cost: $179,100
  • 2000: 33 buildings, average cost: $163,300
  • 2001: 45 buildings, average cost: $124,200
  • 2002: 36 buildings, average cost: $132,200
  • 2003: 65 buildings, average cost: $98,000

 

Industries providing employment: Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (18.0%), Retail trade (15.0%), Educational,health and social services (13.2%), Construction (10.1%).

Population

Races in Beaufort:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.6%)
  • Black (20.0%)
  • Hispanic (3.8%)
  • Other race (2.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Ancestries: English (20.6%), United States (10.0%), German (6.4%), Irish (6.3%), Scottish (4.6%), Italian (2.7%).

For population 25 years and over in Beaufort

  • High school or higher: 78.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Beaufort town

  • Never married: 20.0%
  • Now married: 48.3%
  • Separated: 5.9%
  • Widowed: 12.2%
  • Divorced: 13.6%

4.0% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 1.5% Europe, 0.6% Asia).