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Hilton Head Island, SC vs Charleston, SC

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- Charleston is 0% more densely populated than Hilton Head Island.
- People are 26.4% less likely to be married in Charleston.
- The Median Age is 23.6 years younger in Charleston.
 Hilton Head Island, SCCharleston, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock147,928329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 201037,219  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock96,650285,036,114
 Population - 199023,694  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now67.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,337.893.4
 Land Area41.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Hilton Head Island, SCCharleston, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6410.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8412.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Hilton Head Island, SCCharleston, SCUnited States
 White77.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.6%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Hilton Head Island, SCCharleston, SCUnited States
 Married Population61.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.1%50.2%
 Never Married21.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed8.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households17,094  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock33,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children13.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,034  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Unfortunately Beaufort county is full of transplanted northerners who do nothing but whine and cry about everything. They leave the north to come to the south and then  More

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We got a second home on Hilton Head Island 10 years ago to get away from the Canadian winter weather. It took about 3 days to realize this is where we want to be  More

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I have watched HHI change remarkably in the 40 years I have lived there. Development really started in 1979 and the early residents were explorers and drop outs who  More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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