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. Much of the housing stock in Seabrook was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Seabrook economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Seabrook, where the median household income is $63,149.00.
Seabrook is a military town: the armed forces employs 6.60% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Education and Public Service are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 28.42% and 9.92% of the civilian workforce respectively.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Seabrook is worth considering.
One of the nice things about Seabrook is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy 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.
Seabrook is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The rate of college-level education in Seabrook is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.65% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
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.