Beaufort County
Beaufort county is located in south South Carolina. Beaufort county has 576.28 square miles of land area and 347.12 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Beaufort county population is 162,233, which has grown 34.15% since 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 15.29% and is much higher than the national average rate of 9.71%. Beaufort county median household income is $55,286 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 17.65% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 13.31% and is lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. Beaufort county median house value is $290,900 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 36.00% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 45.52% and is lower than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Beaufort county is close to the state average in quality. The Beaufort county area codes are 803, 843.
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