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.The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Seabrook, employing 6.60% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Education and Public Service industries employ 28.42% and 9.92% of the civilian workforce, respectively. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Seabrook has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Seabrook has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Seabrook than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Seabrook may be for you. 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. Being a small town, Seabrook does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.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.
