Seabrook is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,255 people and two associated neighborhoods, Seabrook is the 178th largest community in South Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Seabrook, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Seabrook, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Seabrook’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Seabrook does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $63,149.00.
6.60% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Seabrook. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Education and Public Service industries respectively employ 28.42% and 9.92% of the civilian workforce.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Seabrook has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Seabrook a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Seabrook 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. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
One downside of living in Seabrook, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.79 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Seabrook does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Seabrook, just 10.65% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Seabrook in 2022 was $43,318, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $173,272 for a family of four. However, Seabrook contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Seabrook is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Seabrook home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Seabrook residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Seabrook include English, Irish, German, French Canadian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Seabrook is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.