Port Royal Jobs

Port Royal is a town in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,950 at the 2000 census. Due largely to incorporation, the population of the Port Royal town limits has more than doubled since 2000 . As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, Port Royal is included within the Beaufort Urban Cluster and the larger Hilton Head Island-Beaufort Micropolitan Area. Frenchman Jean Ribault explored the Port Royal Sound waterways and harbours in 1562, and founded a short-lived colony. The town of Port Royal was founded in the 1670s by Bermudian emigrants under the first Governor of South Carolina, William Sayle, who had earlier led the Bermudian settlement of the Bahamas. The area had also been the site of a Spanish and later Scottish colony during the 17th century. In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was first read at Christmas under the Proclamation tree in Port Royal. Port Royal hosts the Soft Shell Crab Festival every year in late April during the short soft...more

Among the most common occupations in Port Royal are Management, professional, and related occupations, 30%; Sales and office occupations, 28%; and Service occupations, 18%. Approximately 61 percent of workers in Port Royal, South Carolina work for companies, 24 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Port Royal, South Carolina are Educational, health and social services, 18%; Retail trade, 12%; and Construction, 10%. Simply Hired's Port Royal job listings indicate that the following industries in Port Royal are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Port Royal, South Carolina is $25,306, and the median income of households in Port Royal was $36,599.

According to our Port Royal Trends data, the number of Port Royal, South Carolina jobs has increased by 2% since October 2011.

Population of Port Royal Total population 3,950 Male 47.65% Female 52.35% Median age 29.9     Port Royal Housing Owner-occupied homes 45.5% Median cost of a home $91,200 Median mortgage payment $606 Renter-occupied homes 54.5% Vacant housing 7.4% Median monthly rent $652     Average Income Median for all male full-time $26,942 Median for all female full-time $23,671     Household Income Less than $10,000 9% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 11% $25,000 to $34,999 22% $35,000 to $49,999 20% $50,000 to $74,999 17% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 7% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 7% High school graduate 26% Some college, no degree 29% Associate's degree 9% Bachelor's degree 16% Graduate degree 7%     Marital Status Never married 27% Currently married 49% Separated 4% Widowed 6% Divorced 14%     Race White 66% Black or African American 30% Asian 2% Other 3%     Port Royal Commute Carpool 14.0% Public transportation 0.6% Average travel time 19 minutes