Hilton Head Island Demographics

PopulationHilton Head Island town, South CarolinaSouth Carolina
Total Population33,8624,012,012
Male50.0%48.6%
Female50.0%51.4%
18 years and over82.7%74.8%
65 years and over24.1%12.1%
Married Persons65.8%54.2%
Single Persons34.2%45.8%
Median Age46.035.4
Average Family Size2.683.02
Ethnicity
White86.4%68.0%
Black or African American8.5%29.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native0.3%0.7%
Asian0.7%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.0%0.1%
Other5.3%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)11.5%2.4%
Housing CharacteristicsHilton Head Island town, South CarolinaSouth Carolina
Total Housing Units24,6631,753,670
Median Home Cost$319,800$94,900
Number of Households14,4081,533,854
Persons per Household2.322.53
Economic CharacteristicsHilton Head Island town, South CarolinaSouth Carolina
Median Household Income$60,438$37,082
Per Capita Income$36,621$18,795
In Labor Force55.5%63.4%
Families below poverty level4.7%10.7%
Education CharacteristicsHilton Head Island town, South CarolinaSouth Carolina
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment2,740474,360
High School Enrollment1,191230,359
College or Graduate School950216,839
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate18.1%30.0%
Associates Degree6.6%6.7%
Bachelor's Degree30.8%13.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree15.1%6.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census