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Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metro Area


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2024 population: 237,393   ( 21,490 from 2020)
Land area: 1231.2 square miles
Population density: 192.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:155,860 65.65% 12.5%
Black:41,51717.49% 1.1%
Indian:6250.26% 16.2%
Asian:3,4271.44% 18.1%
2+ races:3,9611.67% 10.6%
Hispanic:32,00313.48% 13.0%
Total non-White:81,53334.35% 5.4%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:9,508 11.0
Deaths:10,53612.2
Net Migration: 19,23422.3
Net Immigration: 3,2663.8
Change in White population:17,280 8.0
Change in Non-White pop.:4,210 1.9




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
215,903
138,58064.19%
41,99319.45%
5380.25%
2,9021.34%
3,5811.66%
28,30913.11%
77,32335.81%

2010
187,010
116,54262.32%
41,96522.44%
3870.21%
2,0741.11%
2,4851.33%
23,31912.47%
70,46837.68%

2000
141,615
89,85163.45%
39,50627.90%
3520.25%
1,0860.77%
1,3250.94%
9,3986.64%
51,76436.55%

1990
101,912
65,31164.09%
33,31832.69%
3280.32%
7640.75%
n/a
2,1912.15%
36,60135.91%

1980
79,868
47,63459.64%
29,29036.67%
680.09%
6420.80%
n/a
2,1132.65%
32,23440.36%

1970
63,021
38,35560.86%
23,26536.92%
800.13%
1740.28%
n/a
9751.55%
24,666 39.14%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
21,847 11.7
16,1018.6
25,55713.7
3,5361.9
22,038 11.8
6,855 3.7
2000's
NumberRate
23,205 16.4
11,6588.2
20,98114.8
4,8243.4
26,691 18.8
18,704 13.2
1990's
NumberRate
19,288 18.9
9,0908.9
14,53114.3
9080.9
24,540 24.1
15,163 14.9
1980's
NumberRate
18,093 22.7
6,271 7.9
10,887 13.6
n/a
17,677 22.1
4,367 5.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
5,610 8.9
n/a
9,279 14.7
7,568 12.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metro Area
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2024
NumberPercent
47.7
39,954 16.8%
197,439 83.2%
62,860 26.5%
95,451
2.29
65,338 68.5%
52,875 80.9%
4,564 7.0%
30,113 31.5%

2010
NumberPercent
80.0
-106,032 -56.7%
293,042 156.7%
71,602 38.3%
146,924
2.45
102,532 69.8%
79,468 77.5%
9,858 9.6%
44,392 30.2%

2000
NumberPercent
35.7
33,538 23.7%
108,077 76.3%
21,134 14.9%
52,543
2.54
38,514 73.3%
30,636 79.5%
3,595 9.3%
14,029 26.7%

1990
NumberPercent
30.6
26,781 26.3%
75,131 73.7%
12,609 12.4%
35,947
2.64
27,061 75.3%
21,467 79.3%
2,781 10.3%
8,886 24.7%

1980
NumberPercent
25.0
23,302 29.2%
56,566 70.8%
6,841 8.6%
24,737
2.89
19,315 78.1%
15,635 80.9%
1,642 8.5%
5,422 21.9%

2024 Housing Data for Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units117,935 
Median Value$439,320 
Occupied95,45180.9%
Vacant22,48419.1%
Owned72,64976.1%
Rented22,80223.9%
Median Rent$1,612 
Single-Family Units81,19468.8%
    Detached74,63963.3%
    Attached6,5555.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units19,41816.5%
Mobile Homes13,01911.0%

2024 Income & Employment Data for Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0004,2124.4%
$10,000 to $14,9992,4322.5%
$15,000 to $19,9992,1852.3%
$20,000 to $24,9992,6292.8%
$25,000 to $29,9992,3822.5%
$30,000 to $34,9992,8683.0%
$35,000 to $39,9993,1013.2%
$40,000 to $44,9992,7422.9%
$45,000 to $49,9993,8734.1%
$50,000 to $59,9996,0906.4%
$60,000 to $74,99910,26210.8%
$75,000 to $99,99912,86513.5%
$100,000 to $124,99910,26310.8%
$125,000 to $149,9997,3367.7%
$150,000 to $199,9999,0129.4%
$200,000 or more13,19913.8%
Median Household Income83,692 
Per Capita Income51,204 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.99 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI3,4983.7%
Public Assistance1,1571.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps6,3646.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed72,97266.3%
Unemployed2,0741.9%
In Armed Forces6,6276.0%
Total Labor Force81,67374.2%
Not in Labor Force28,41825.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 27.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector35,44727,87356.0%
Non-Profit2,2974,19635.4%
Self-Employed8,5315,64560.2%
Local Government1,8953,71633.8%
State Government8372,43125.6%
Federal Government1,4701,50449.4%
Total Private + Self43,97833,51856.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.6,49911,84735.4%
Total50,47745,36552.7%
Pct. Govt.12.4%  
Pct. Private + Self80.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts16,75317.4%
Sales and Office Occupations22,12023.0%
Professional, Technical20,09820.9%
Service Occupations18,14618.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4470.5%
All others18,95819.7%
White Collar 61.4%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade12,91513.4%
Health care and social assistance11,86112.3%
Accommodation and food services9,84610.2%
Construction8,7849.1%
Professional, scientific, technical6,9957.3%
Educational services6,8527.1%
Manufacturing6,0066.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.5,9006.1%
Other services4,8725.1%
Finance and insurance3,9544.1%
Transportation and warehousing3,4953.6%
Public administration3,4233.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing2,8342.9%
Information2,4122.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2,3982.5%
Wholesale trade1,4781.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,0561.1%
Utilities8370.9%
Management800.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction770.1%

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican14,7986.51%
Puerto Rican4,3341.91%
Cuban4690.21%
Dominican2980.13%
Total Central American5,2092.29%
Costa Rican2100.09%
Guatemalan8790.39%
Honduran2,5251.11%
Nicaraguan4650.20%
Panamanian910.04%
Salvadoran1,0390.46%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American2,9581.30%
Argentinean4040.18%
Bolivian3260.14%
Chilean670.03%
Colombian1,0370.46%
Ecuadorian500.02%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian990.04%
Uruguayan3880.17%
Venezuelan5700.25%
Other South American170.01%
Other Hispanic1,7630.78%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino6060.27%
Vietnamese6030.27%
Chinese4800.21%
Japanese2630.12%
Korean1280.06%
Indian1150.05%
Thai920.04%
Hmong830.04%
Indonesian340.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English189,32187.4%
Spanish21,0989.7%
Other1,1630.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,0050.5%
Other Indo-European8930.4%
German, other Germanic8360.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic5670.3%
Other Asian4590.2%
Vietnamese4110.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German28,98312.7%
English28,55012.6%
Irish26,54011.7%
Italian13,6816.0%
American12,9935.7%
Polish5,6292.5%
French5,4562.4%
Scottish5,3732.4%
Scotch-Irish2,8711.3%
Dutch2,6081.1%
European2,3661.0%
Swedish2,2941.0%
Norwegian1,9700.9%
Russian1,6660.7%
Welsh1,3700.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen215,68394.8%
Not a citizen11,7725.2%
Native208,73491.8%
Foreign-born18,7218.2%

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
3,692 2.2%6,034 3.6%37,727 22.7%47,047 28.3%42,503 25.6%29,137 17.5%
  Average years of education: 14.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 3,692 2.2%
9-12 Years 6,034 3.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 37,727 22.7%
Some College 47,047 28.3%
Bach. Degree 42,503 25.6%
Grad Degree 29,137 17.5%
Average years of education: 14.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 85,972 82,764 3,208 3.7%
1991 87,170 83,578 3,592 4.1%
1992 89,944 85,732 4,212 4.7%
1993 94,038 89,084 4,954 5.3%
1994 97,180 92,970 4,210 4.3%
1995 102,550 99,194 3,356 3.3%
1996 106,918 103,320 3,598 3.4%
1997 111,970 109,064 2,906 2.6%
1998 115,400 112,874 2,526 2.2%
1999 118,820 116,072 2,748 2.3%
2000 120,158 116,248 3,910 3.3%
2001 120,140 115,332 4,808 4.0%
2002 125,940 120,046 5,894 4.7%
2003 131,620 124,656 6,964 5.3%
2004 138,416 130,816 7,600 5.5%
2005 143,284 135,642 7,642 5.3%
2006 148,674 141,066 7,608 5.1%
2007 149,824 142,762 7,062 4.7%
2008 148,670 140,072 8,598 5.8%
2009 146,850 133,506 13,344 9.1%
2010 153,742 139,984 13,758 8.9%
2011 153,612 140,186 13,426 8.7%
2012 154,044 142,468 11,576 7.5%
2013 157,372 147,478 9,894 6.3%
2014 161,720 152,790 8,930 5.5%
2015 166,852 157,916 8,936 5.4%
2016 168,516 160,736 7,780 4.6%
2017 171,742 164,956 6,786 4.0%
2018 175,812 170,270 5,542 3.2%
2019 180,210 175,588 4,622 2.6%
2020 179,862 170,216 9,646 5.4%
2021 177,718 171,604 6,114 3.4%
2022 179,136 173,530 5,606 3.1%
2023 187,204 182,030 5,174 2.8%
2024 196,648 189,058 7,590 3.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com