Hilton Head Island Demographics

Source of Data: US Census Bureau.

Census 2010 General Population and Housing Characteristics

Hilton Head Island Population by Age and Sex - 2010

	Male	Female	Total
Total Population	18,206	18,893	37,099

Under 5 years	897	797	1,694
5-9 years	829	847	1,676
10-14 years	856	794	1,650
15-19 years	858	823	1,681
20-24 years	927	713	1,640
25-29 years	1,043	901	1,944
30-34 years	962	813	1,775
35-39 years	1,009	916	1,925
40-44 years	961	953	1,914
45-49 years	1,092	1,156	2,248
50-54 years	1,071	1,248	2,319
55-59 years	1,089	1,446	2,535
60-64 years	1,534	1,861	3,395
65-69 years	1,574	1,703	3,277
70-74 years	1,212	1,244	2,456
75-79 years	1,045	977	2,022
80-84 years	697	774	1,471
85 years and over	550	927	1,477

Median Age (years)	48.6	53.0	50.9

Hilton Head Island Population by Race - 2010

		Total
Total Population		37,099

One Race		36,648
	American Indian and Alaska Native	57
	Asian	339
	Black or African American	2,766
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	22
	White	39,751
	Some Other Race	2,713
Two or More Races		451
	White; American Indian and Alaska Native **	50
	White; Asian **	61
	White; Black or African American **	129
	White; Some Other Race **	134
Race Alone or in Combination with one or more other races: ##
	White	31,150
	Black or African American	2,930
	American Indian and Alaska Native	140
	Asian	422
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	38
	Some Other Race	2,888

** One of the four most commonly reported multiple-race combinations nationwide in Census 2000.

## In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population, and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.

Hilton Head Island Hispanic or Latino Data - 2010

		Number	Percent
Total Population		37,099	100%

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)		5,861	15.8%
	Mexican	4,034
	Puerto Rican	100
	Cuban	26
	Other Hispanic or Latino**	1,701
Not Hispanic or Latino		31,238	84.2%

** This category is composed of people whose origins are from the Dominican Republic, Spain, and Spanish-speaking Central or South American countries. It also includes general origin responses such as "Latino" or "Hispanic."

Hilton Head Island Relationship Data - 2010

			Number	Percent
Total Population			37,099	100%

In Households			36,897	99.5%
	Householder		16,535
	Spouse *		9,048
	Child		7,058
		Own child under 18 years	5,463
	Other Relatives		1,684
		Under 18 years	498
		65 years and over	202
	Nonrelatives		2,572
		Under 18 years	174
		65 years and over	150
		Unmarried Partner	779
In Group Quarters			202	0.5%
	Institutionalized Population		202
		Male	61
		Female	141
	Noninstitutionalized Population		0

* "Spouse" represents spouse of the householder. It does not reflect all spouses in a household. Responses of "same-sex spouse" were edited during processing to "unmarried partner."

Hilton Head Island Households by Type - 2010

				Number	Percent
Total Households				16,535	100%

Family Households (families)				10,700	64.7%
	With own children under 18 years			3,039
	Husband-Wife Family			9,048
		With own children under 18 years		2,134
	Male Householder, No Wife Present			532
		With own children under 18 years		251
	Female Householder, No Husband Present			1,120
		With own children under 18 years		654
Nonfamily Households				5,835	35.3%
	Householder Living Alone			4,681
		Male		1,724
			65 years and over	603
		Female		2,957
			65 years and over	1,718

Households with individuals under 18 years				3,345	20.2%
Households with individuals 65 years and over				7,108	43.0%
Average Household Size				2.23
Average Family Size				2.66

"Family households" consist of a householder and one or more other people related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. They do not include same-sex married couples even if the marriage was performed in a state issuing marriage certificates for same-sex couples. Same-sex couple households are included in the family households category if there is at least one additional person related to the householder by birth or adoption. Same-sex couple households with no relatives of the householder present are tabulated in nonfamily households. "Nonfamily households" consist of people living alone and households which do not have any members related to the householder.

Hilton Head Island Housing Occupancy - 2010

		Number	Percent
Total Housing Units		33,306	100%
Occupied Housing Units		16,535	49.6%
Vacant Housing Units		16,771	50.4%
	For Rent	5,644
	For Sale Only	623
	Rented, not Occupied	106
	For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	9,767
	Sold, not occupied	96
	Other Vacant	535

Homeowner Vacancy Rate (percent)**		4.9
Rental Vacancy Rate (percent)##		55.1

** The homeowner vacancy rate is the proportion of the homeowner inventory that is vacant "for sale." It is computed by dividing the total number of vacant units "for sale only" by the sum of owner-occupied units, vacant units that are "for sale only," and vacant units that have been sold but not yet occupied; and then multiplying by 100.

## The rental vacancy rate is the proportion of the rental inventory that is vacant "for rent." It is computed by dividing the total number of vacant units "for rent" by the sum of the renter-occupied units, vacant units that are "for rent," and vacant units that have been rented but not yet occupied; and then multiplying by 100.

Hilton Head Island Housing Tenure - 2010

		Number	Percent
Occupied Housing Units		16,535	100%
Owner-occupied Housing Units		12,039	72.8%
	Population in Owner-occupied Housing Units	25,472
	Average Household Size of Owner-occupied Units	2.12
Renter-occupied Housing Units		4,496	27.2%
	Population in Renter-occupied Housing Units	11,425
	Average Household Size of Renter-occupied Units	2.54

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