Editing Beaufort County, North Carolina (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 5405
|1800= 6242
|1810= 7203
|1820= 9850
|1830= 10969
|1840= 12225
|1850= 13816
|1860= 14766
|1870= 13011
|1880= 17474
|1890= 21072
|1900= 26404
|1910= 30877
|1920= 31024
|1930= 35026
|1940= 36431
|1950= 37134
|1960= 36014
|1970= 35980
|1980= 40355
|1990= 42283
|2000= 44958
|2010= 47759
|2020= 44652
|estyear=2023
|estimate=44481
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 12, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 12, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nc190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=January 12, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=January 12, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37013.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606234817/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37013.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/beaufortcountynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Beaufort County, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 21, 2024}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Beaufort County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US37013&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 24, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 29,431
| 65.91%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 10,195
| 22.83%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 90
| 0.2%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 164
| 0.37%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 16
| 0.04%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 1,323
| 2.96%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 3,433
| 7.69%
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 44,652 people, 19,701 households, and 12,638 families residing in the county.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 44,958 people, 18,319 households, and 12,951 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|54|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 22,139 housing units at an average density of {{convert|27|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 68.44% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 29.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.71% from two or more races. 3.24% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 18,319 households, out of which 28.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.60% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.40% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 26.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,066, and the median income for a family was $37,893. Males had a median income of $30,483 versus $21,339 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,722. About 15.20% of families and 19.50% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.60% of those under age 18 and 19.30% of those age 65 or over.

===Ancestry===
As of 2010, the largest self-reported ancestry groups in Beaufort County were:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US37013 |title=American FactFinder - Results |access-date=November 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213013229/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US37013 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Ancestry !! Percent<br/><small>(2010)</small>
|-
| [[English Americans|English]] {{flagicon|England}} || 14.4%
|-
| [[American ancestry|American]] {{flagicon|United States}} || 11.9%
|-
| [[German Americans|German]] {{flagicon|Germany}} || 6.6%
|-
| [[Irish Americans|Irish]] {{flagicon|Ireland}} || 6.0%
|-
| [[Scottish Americans|Scottish]] {{flagicon|Scotland}} || 2.5%
|-
| [[French Americans|French]] {{flagicon|France}} || 1.6%
|-
| [[Italian Americans|Italian]] {{flagicon|Italy}} || 1.5%
|}