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Beaufort, NC
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Beaufort profile


Living in Beaufort



Beaufort is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 4,690 people and three associated neighborhoods, Beaufort is the 182nd largest community in North Carolina.

Beaufort real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Beaufort house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Beaufort has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Beaufort is also a town of artists. Beaufort has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Beaufort’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.43% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Beaufort is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One of the benefits of Beaufort is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.30 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

In terms of college education, Beaufort is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.09% of adults in Beaufort have a college degree.

The per capita income in Beaufort in 2018 was $32,059, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,236 for a family of four. However, Beaufort contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Beaufort is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Beaufort home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Beaufort residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Beaufort include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Beaufort is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.