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Hilton Head Island, SC vs Lake Forest, CA

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- Lake Forest is 0% more densely populated than Hilton Head Island.
- People are 9.3% less likely to be married in Lake Forest.
- The Median Age is 19.0 years younger in Lake Forest.
 Hilton Head Island, SCLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,516329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.138.4
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 Population - 201037,219  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,707285,036,114
 Population - 199023,694  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock45.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now67.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,141.793.4
 Land Area41.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Hilton Head Island, SCLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6410.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8412.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Hilton Head Island, SCLake Forest, CAUnited States
 White77.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.3%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock23.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Hilton Head Island, SCLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Married Population61.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.7%50.2%
 Never Married21.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed8.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.852.60
 Households17,094  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock21,67780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children13.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,034  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.3%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 Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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