Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

222,781

1.95% 1-year growth

US Senator

Lindsey Graham

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Scott

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

46.8

1.3% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

11.5%

1.57% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$81,015

4.49% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

93,990

2.52% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC are White (Non-Hispanic) (64.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (18.2%), Other (Hispanic) (5.77%), Two+ (Hispanic) (4.15%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.06%).

None of the households in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.1% of the residents in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC was 2 cars per household.

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC borders Savannah, GA.

United States South Carolina

Population & Diversity

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC is home to a population of 223k people, from which 95.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 8.04% of Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC residents were born outside of the country (17.9k people).

In 2023, there were 3.53 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (143k people) in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 40.6k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 12.9k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.1%

2023 Citizenship

95.4%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC

White (Non-Hispanic)
143k ± 631
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
40.6k ± 938
Other (Hispanic)
12.9k ± 1.4k

12.9%

Hispanic Population

28.8k people

12.9% of the people in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC are hispanic (28.8k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for South Carolina.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
58,419 ± 5,900 people
India
18,341 ± 3,319 people
Honduras
13,844 ± 2,885 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 58,419 South Carolina residents, followed by India with 18,341 and Honduras with 13,844.

Foreign-Born Population

8.04%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

17.9k people

7.8%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

17.1k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
6,592 ± 687
Gulf War (2001-)
4,414 ± 586
Gulf War (1990s)
3,191 ± 558

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.49 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC employs 94k people. The largest industries in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC are Retail Trade (14,055 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (11,807 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (9,586 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($127,656), Utilities ($85,234), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($70,903).

Males in South Carolina have an average income that is 1.37 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,636. The income inequality in South Carolina (measured using the Gini index) is 0.464, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

94k

2023 Value

± 3,003

2.52%

1 Year growth

± 4.44%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC, are Sales & Related Occupations (12,880 people), Management Occupations (11,081 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (9,423 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in South Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

94k

2023 Value

± 3,003

2.52%

1 Year growth

± 4.44%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC, are Retail Trade (14,055 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (11,807 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (9,586 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC, though some of these residents may live in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,242

Median earning men ± $2,210

$37,086

Median earning women ± $1,441

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($100,032), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($96,771), and Manufacturing ($69,002).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($53,277), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,944), and Wholesale Trade ($51,667).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.54%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Carolina.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

629
Construction
563
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
560
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$485k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$483k
Retail Trade
$379k
Accommodation and Food Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2023, universities in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC awarded 782 degrees. The student population of Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,406 male students and 3,064 female students.

The median tuition cost in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC for a public four year colleges is $10,344 for in-state students and $21,390 for out-of-state students.

Completions

Concentrations

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC according to their major.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($10,344) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($386) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,266) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.83% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.688% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.18M), Some college (892k), and Bachelors Degree (705k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC have an average commute time of 23.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

68.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the counties in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$81,015

Median Household Income

± $2,575

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC is from South Carolina.

0.464

2022 Wage GINI in South Carolina

0.463

2021 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2022, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.334% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (75.5%)
Worked At Home (10.7%)
Carpooled (9.82%)

In 2023, 75.5% of workers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.7%) and those who carpooled to work (9.82%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC have a shorter commute time (23.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.62% of the workforce in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC (24.8k out of 215k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91% of the population of Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC has health coverage, with 35.3% on employee plans, 11.6% on Medicaid, 20.3% on Medicare, 20% on non-group plans, and 3.79% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Carolina see 1481 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.269% decrease from the previous year (1485 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1696 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 488 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,481 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in South Carolina

Primary care physicians in South Carolina see an average of 1,481 patients per year. This represents a 0.269% decrease from the previous year (1,485 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in South Carolina in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.02%

Uninsured

35.3%

Employer Coverage

11.6%

Medicaid

20.3%

Medicare

20%

Non-Group

3.79%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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