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Hilton Head Demographics Information

Population: 33,862
Males: 16,947 (50.0%), Females: 16,915 (50.0%)

Elevation: 11 feet

County: Beaufort

Land area: 42.1 square miles

Zip codes: 29938, 29925, 29926, 29928.

Median resident age: 46.0 years
Median household income: $65,322
Median house value: $230,000

Races in Hilton Head Island:

White Non-Hispanic (79.0%)
Hispanic (11.5%)
Black (8.3%)
Other race (4.5%)
Two or more races (1.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (17.6%), English (16.7%), Irish (14.5%), United States (6.3%), Italian (6.0%), Scottish (3.8%).

For population 25 years and over in Hilton Head Island

High school or higher: 92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 15.1%
Unemployed: 1.8%
Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hilton Head Island town

Never married: 17.9%
Now married: 65.8%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 6.9%
Divorced: 8.4%

12.7% Foreign born (8.8% Latin America, 2.1% Europe).

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Savannah, GA (26.3 miles, pop. 131,510).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (143.2 miles, pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (663.6 miles, pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Bluffton, SC (10.9 miles), Parris Island, SC (10.9 miles), Tybee Island, GA (14.0 miles), Shell Point, SC (14.1 miles), Port Royal, SC (14.6 miles), Burton, SC (17.1 miles), Beaufort, SC (17.9 miles), Laurel Bay, SC (19.6 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 425 buildings, average cost: $231,900
1997: 444 buildings, average cost: $225,100
1998: 474 buildings, average cost: $226,500
1999: 494 buildings, average cost: $226,100
2000: 456 buildings, average cost: $226,200
2001: 459 buildings, average cost: $226,200
2002: 441 buildings, average cost: $363,300

Industries providing employment: Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (19.0%), Construction (16.1%), Retail trade (12.6%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (12.1%), Educational,health and social services (12.0%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (10.5%).