Burton vs Hilton Head Island

A side-by-side comparison of Burton and Hilton Head Island: population, income, housing, and more.

Burton and Hilton Head Island are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hilton Head Island has the higher population (37,805 vs 7,132 in Burton). Hilton Head Island has the higher median household income ($96,715 vs $57,315 in Burton). Hilton Head Island has the higher median home value ($652,100 vs $198,300 in Burton).

Population, income & housing

	Burton	Hilton Head Island
Population	7,132	37,805
Median age	31.8 yrs	59.9 yrs
Median household income	$57,315	$96,715
Median home value	$198,300	$652,100
Median gross rent	$1,281	$1,518
Housing units	2,956	30,265
Homeownership rate	51.3%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	55.3%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burton	Hilton Head Island
Population	9,097 → 7,132 (-21.6%)	40,007 → 37,805 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$54,012 → $57,315 (+6.1%)	$84,575 → $96,715 (+14.4%)
Median home value	$131,200 → $198,300 (+51.1%)	$483,600 → $652,100 (+34.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,067 → $1,281 (+20.1%)	$1,271 → $1,518 (+19.4%)

Burton

Population

9,0977,132

Median household income

$54,012$57,315

Median home value

$131,200$198,300

Median gross rent

$1,067$1,281

Hilton Head Island

Population

40,00737,805

Median household income

$84,575$96,715

Median home value

$483,600$652,100

Median gross rent

$1,271$1,518

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burton	Hilton Head Island
Under 5	9.6%	2.6%
5 to 17	15.7%	9.5%
18 to 24	13.9%	4.6%
25 to 34	14.3%	7.2%
35 to 44	8.9%	7.8%
45 to 54	12.1%	10.7%
55 to 64	12.8%	18.5%
65 to 74	8.7%	20.2%
75 and over	4.0%	19.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burton	Hilton Head Island
White (non-Hispanic)	39.6%	75.1%
Black or African American	38.3%	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	15.8%	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burton	Hilton Head Island
No high school diploma	11.1%	7.0%
High school graduate	41.4%	17.0%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	23.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burton	Hilton Head Island
Drove alone	86.5%	69.6%
Carpooled	4.6%	8.7%
Public transit	1.3%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	7.1%	17.3%
Other means	0.5%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burton	Hilton Head Island
1-unit, detached	53.4%	47.3%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	14.5%
20 or more units	2.1%	20.6%
Mobile home & other	36.9%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Burton	Hilton Head Island
Poverty rate	10.6%	8.4%
Average household size	2.74	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	26	18
Median year structure built	1988	1987