Hilton Head Island

Population: 37,805
Median household income: $96,715
Median home value: $652,100

Located in Beaufort County, South Carolina, Hilton Head Island is a community with a population of 37,805. Its median household income of $96,715 runs above the Beaufort County figure of $84,819.

From 2019 to 2023, Hilton Head Island's population declined 5.5% from 40,007 to 37,805, while its median home value rose 34.8% from $483,600 to $652,100.

The median gross rent is $1,518. 55.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,805
Median age: 59.9 yrs
Median household income: $96,715
Median home value: $652,100
Median gross rent: $1,518
Housing units: 30,265
Homeownership rate: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,007	$84,575	$483,600	$1,271
2020	40,000	$86,171	$488,000	$1,330
2021	38,068	$87,884	$520,700	$1,380
2022	37,708	$93,694	$589,000	$1,563
2023	37,805	$96,715	$652,100	$1,518

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6418.5%

65 to 7420.2%

75 and over19.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	992	2.6%
5 to 17	3,583	9.5%
18 to 24	1,721	4.6%
25 to 34	2,707	7.2%
35 to 44	2,962	7.8%
45 to 54	4,042	10.7%
55 to 64	6,976	18.5%
65 to 74	7,646	20.2%
75 and over	7,176	19.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,389	75.1%
Black or African American	2,375	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	345	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	425	1.1%
Two or more races	560	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,709	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate17.0%

Some college or associate's20.7%

Bachelor's degree31.4%

Graduate or professional degree23.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,190	7.0%
High school graduate	5,358	17.0%
Some college or associate's	6,538	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	9,902	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7,521	23.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone69.6%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home17.3%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,994	69.6%
Carpooled	1,371	8.7%
Public transit	63	0.4%
Walked	214	1.4%
Bicycle	124	0.8%
Worked from home	2,726	17.3%
Other means	295	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,713	43.7%
15 to 29 min	5,072	38.8%
30 to 44 min	1,627	12.5%
45 to 59 min	279	2.1%
60+ min	370	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 8.4% (3,158 of 37,570)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,380	65.0%
Nonfamily households	6,124	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,504	57.8%
Vacant	12,761	42.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,888	79.3%
Renter-occupied	3,616	20.7%

1-unit, detached47.3%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units14.5%

20 or more units20.6%

Mobile home & other5.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,305	47.3%
1-unit, attached	1,806	6.0%
2 to 4 units	1,988	6.6%
5 to 19 units	4,384	14.5%
20 or more units	6,242	20.6%
Mobile home & other	1,540	5.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4534045
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 41 sq mi
Water area: 28 sq mi
Center point: 32.1903, -80.7384