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- Hilton Head Island is 0% more densely populated than Jackson.
- People are 83.8% more likely to be married in Hilton Head Island.
- The Median Age is 25.4 years older in Hilton Head Island.
 Jackson, GAHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock38,068329,725,481
 Female Population48.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock59.138.4
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 Population - 20105,061  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock33,862285,036,114
 Population - 19904,076  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now30.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock920.393.4
 Land Area6.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock27.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Jackson, GAHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock21.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Jackson, GAHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 White49.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.7%12.2%
 Asian0.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock14.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Jackson, GAHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Married Population33.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated4.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.0%50.2%
 Never Married44.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.3%10.8%
 Widowed8.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.222.60
 Households1,654  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,06080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children15.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock74.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households338  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Jackson    2 Reviews

Jackson County, Georgia is considered the worst county in GA to reside in. The politicians, county manager, sheriff's dept., local police departments, etc. have all been  More

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Over 18 years ago

Living in the Jackson area is really like being in the counry with all the conveninces of the city less than an hour away. We are going to retire on Lake Jackson very  More

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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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