2020 census As of the
2020 census, Beaufort had a population of 4,464. The median age was 51.6 years. 13.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 28.8% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 83.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 81.1 males age 18 and over. 98.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.9% lived in rural areas. There were 2,273 households in Beaufort, including 1,071 family households. Of all households, 17.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 35.5% were married-couple households, 19.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 39.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 42.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 3,094 housing units, of which 26.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.7%.
2008 As of the census of 2008, there were 4,189 people, 1,780 households, and 1,048 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 2,187 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 75.87%
White, 19.99%
African American, 0.37%
Asian, 0.11%
Native American, 0.05%
Pacific Islander, 2.39% from
other races, and 1.22% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 3.77% of the population. There were 1,780 households, out of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.65. In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.3% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $28,763, and the median income for a family was $39,429. Males had a median income of $30,859 versus $22,955 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,356. About 13.3% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.0% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==