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:	41,517	17.49%	1.1%
Indian:	625	0.26%	16.2%
Asian:	3,427	1.44%	18.1%
2+ races:	3,961	1.67%	10.6%
Hispanic:	32,003	13.48%	13.0%

Total non-White:	81,533	34.35%	5.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,508	11.0
Deaths:	10,536	12.2
Net Migration:	19,234	22.3
Net Immigration:	3,266	3.8

Change in White population:	17,280	8.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,210	1.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
215,903
138,580	64.19%
41,993	19.45%
538	0.25%
2,902	1.34%
3,581	1.66%
28,309	13.11%
77,323	35.81%

2010
187,010
116,542	62.32%
41,965	22.44%
387	0.21%
2,074	1.11%
2,485	1.33%
23,319	12.47%
70,468	37.68%

2000
141,615
89,851	63.45%
39,506	27.90%
352	0.25%
1,086	0.77%
1,325	0.94%
9,398	6.64%
51,764	36.55%

1990
101,912
65,311	64.09%
33,318	32.69%
328	0.32%
764	0.75%
n/a
2,191	2.15%
36,601	35.91%

1980
79,868
47,634	59.64%
29,290	36.67%
68	0.09%
642	0.80%
n/a
2,113	2.65%
32,234	40.36%

1970
63,021
38,355	60.86%
23,265	36.92%
80	0.13%
174	0.28%
n/a
975	1.55%
24,666	39.14%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
21,847	11.7
16,101	8.6
25,557	13.7
3,536	1.9

22,038	11.8
6,855	3.7

Number	Rate
2000's
23,205	16.4
11,658	8.2
20,981	14.8
4,824	3.4

26,691	18.8
18,704	13.2

Number	Rate
1990's
19,288	18.9
9,090	8.9
14,531	14.3
908	0.9

24,540	24.1
15,163	14.9

Number	Rate
1980's
18,093	22.7
6,271	7.9
10,887	13.6
n/a

17,677	22.1
4,367	5.5

Number	Rate
1970's
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, 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):

2022
Number	Percent
46.4
39,269	8.7%
198,124	83.5%
58,689	12.9%

87,908
2.41

60,227	68.5%
48,724	80.9%
4,853	8.1%
27,681	31.5%

2010
Number	Percent
39.8
40,489	21.7%
146,521	78.3%
35,801	19.1%

73,462
2.45

51,266	69.8%
39,734	77.5%
4,929	9.6%
22,196	30.2%

2000
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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%

2022 Housing Data for Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,250	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,577	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,286	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,964	3.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,508	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,703	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,589	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,034	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,370	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,864	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	9,261	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	12,827	14.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,646	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,633	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,808	7.7%
$200,000 or more	10,588	12.0%

Median Household Income	78,468
Per Capita Income	45,863

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	99

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,338	3.8%
Public Assistance	1,065	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,974	6.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	71,049	65.2%
Unemployed	2,533	2.3%
In Armed Forces	5,133	4.7%

Total Labor Force	78,715	72.2%
Not in Labor Force	30,300	27.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	33,599	26,736	55.7%
Non-Profit	3,041	3,935	43.6%
Self-Employed	8,175	4,905	62.5%

Local Government	1,980	3,013	39.7%
State Government	891	2,441	26.7%
Federal Government	1,242	1,504	45.2%

Total Private + Self	41,774	31,641	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,154	10,893	39.6%
Total	48,928	42,534	53.5%

Pct. Govt.	12.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13,644	14.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	21,397	23.3%
Professional, Technical	19,490	21.3%
Service Occupations	18,233	19.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	379	0.4%
All others	18,918	20.6%

White Collar		59.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	13,498	14.7%
Health care and social assistance	11,253	12.3%
Accommodation and food services	9,991	10.9%
Construction	7,555	8.2%
Educational services	7,114	7.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,277	6.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,659	6.2%
Manufacturing	5,611	6.1%
Other services	4,877	5.3%
Finance and insurance	3,340	3.6%
Public administration	3,221	3.5%
Transportation and warehousing	3,054	3.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,720	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,582	2.8%
Information	1,816	2.0%
Wholesale trade	1,061	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,051	1.1%
Utilities	850	0.9%
Management	90	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	62	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	13,396	6.13%
Puerto Rican	3,520	1.61%
Cuban	530	0.24%
Dominican	317	0.15%

Total Central American	3,950	1.81%
Costa Rican	417	0.19%
Guatemalan	670	0.31%
Honduran	2,229	1.02%
Nicaraguan	203	0.09%
Panamanian	119	0.05%
Salvadoran	303	0.14%
Other Central American	9	0.00%

Total South American	2,256	1.03%
Argentinean	381	0.17%
Bolivian	173	0.08%
Chilean	57	0.03%
Colombian	852	0.39%
Ecuadorian	80	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	77	0.04%
Uruguayan	129	0.06%
Venezuelan	248	0.11%
Other South American	259	0.12%

Other Hispanic	1,443	0.66%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	559	0.26%
Vietnamese	482	0.22%
Japanese	317	0.15%
Indian	242	0.11%
Chinese	216	0.10%
Thai	155	0.07%
Korean	110	0.05%
Hmong	54	0.02%
Indonesian	32	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	183,633	88.3%
Spanish	18,611	9.0%
Other Indo-European	1,040	0.5%
Other	990	0.5%
German, other Germanic	921	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	762	0.4%
Other Asian	513	0.2%
Vietnamese	444	0.2%
Tagalog	317	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	25,148	11.5%
Irish	24,709	11.3%
English	24,053	11.0%
American	14,717	6.7%
Italian	12,128	5.6%
French	5,269	2.4%
Polish	4,967	2.3%
Scottish	4,939	2.3%
European	3,372	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	3,086	1.4%
Dutch	3,067	1.4%
Swedish	2,588	1.2%
Norwegian	1,946	0.9%
British	1,689	0.8%
Russian	1,399	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	208,361	95.4%
Not a citizen	10,154	4.6%

Native	201,439	92.2%
Foreign-born	17,076	7.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,555	2.3%	7,305	4.6%	36,975	23.4%	45,846	29.0%	37,643	23.8%	26,566	16.8%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,555	2.3%
9-12 Years	7,305	4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	36,975	23.4%
Some College	45,846	29.0%
Bach. Degree	37,643	23.8%
Grad Degree	26,566	16.8%
Average years of education: 14.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. 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%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	112,441
Median Value	$362,193

Occupied	87,908	78.2%
Vacant	24,533	21.8%

Owned	66,168	75.3%
Rented	21,740	24.7%
Median Rent	$1,414

Single-Family Units	76,356	67.9%
Detached	70,625	62.8%
Attached	5,731	5.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	18,713	16.6%
Mobile Homes	13,106	11.7%

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC Metro Area

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