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 $60,230.00.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Seabrook is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.30% of the Seabrook workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Seabrook is a town of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Seabrook who work in healthcare suport services (17.48%), office and administrative support (12.59%), and maintenance occupations (12.59%). There are many members of the armed forces living in Seabrook. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform. 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. 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 31.51 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small town, Seabrook doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Seabrook has a very low overall level of education: only 9.57% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Seabrook in 2022 was $24,248, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,992 for a family of four. 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Seabrook include German, Scots-Irish, Irish, Polish, and French. The most common language spoken in Seabrook is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Polish.
