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Moving to Port Royal, South Carolina

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Population: 3,950
Males: 1,882 (47.6%), Females: 2,068 (52.4%)

Beaufort County

Zip code: 29935

Demographics

Median resident age: 29.9 years
Median household income: $36,599
Median house value: $91,200

Population by Race

Races in Port Royal:

  • White Non-Hispanic (62.7%)
  • Black (29.2%)
  • Hispanic (4.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.5%)
  • Other race (1.9%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Filipino (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (12.7%), Irish (11.8%), English (9.3%), United States (6.0%), French (4.3%), Italian (2.7%).

Elevation: 20 feet

Land area: 3.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Port Royal

  • High school or higher: 86.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
  • Unemployed: 9.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Port Royal town

  • Never married: 26.9%
  • Now married: 48.8%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 14.1%

4.0% Foreign born (1.5% Asia, 1.2% Europe, 0.7% Latin America, 0.7% North America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Port Royal:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port Royal:

  • BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD/ (about 6 miles; BEAUFORT, SC; Abbreviation: NBC)
  • HILTON HEAD (about 12 miles; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Abbreviation: HXD)
  • SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 39 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Abbreviation: SAV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Port Royal:

  • BEAUFORT COUNTY (about 6 miles; BEAUFORT, SC; Abbreviation: 73J)
  • RIDGELAND (about 21 miles; RIDGELAND, SC; Abbreviation: 3J1)
  • LOWCOUNTRY RGNL (about 37 miles; WALTERBORO, SC; Abbreviation: RBW)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Port Royal:

  • SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 39 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,565)
  • ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,945)
  • MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 60 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,162)
  • CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,191)
  • COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (about 60 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 9,756)
  • TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 60 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 5,925)
  • CITADEL MILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 67 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,701)

Private high school in Port Royal:

  • PRAISE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 260; Location: PO BOX 593; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Port Royal:

  • PORT ROYAL ELEMENTARY (Students: 271; Location: 1214 PARIS AVE.; Grades: PK – 05)

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