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Merritt Island, FL vs Hilton Head Island, SC

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- Hilton Head Island is 0% more densely populated than Merritt Island.
- People are 10.0% more likely to be married in Hilton Head Island.
- The Median Age is 9.0 years older in Hilton Head Island.
 Merritt Island, FLHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock38,068329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock59.138.4
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 Population - 201034,205  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock33,862285,036,114
 Population - 199032,886  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now18.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock920.393.4
 Land Area17.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock27.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merritt Island, FLHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock21.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 849.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Merritt Island, FLHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 White82.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.7%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock14.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merritt Island, FLHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Married Population55.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.0%50.2%
 Never Married24.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.3%10.8%
 Widowed7.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.222.60
 Households13,582  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,06080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock74.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,886  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.0%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Merritt Island    5 Reviews
Deborah · Merritt Island, FL
Generally pretty good
Over 11 years ago

It can get hot in the summer, but you get a breeze off the ocean most afternoons. If you live on the waterways, it seems to be a little cooler. Winters are  More

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Bp · Merritt Island, FL
Florida livng
Over 14 years ago

New to the area, but soon to know more. Florida is a sunshine state  More

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sregan7 · Merritt Island, FL
ARCHITECTURE
Over 17 years ago

Coming from Virginia, the Merritt Island architecture leaves a lot to be desired. Hurricane season (June - November) causes me a lot of  More

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Reviews for Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews
Mike · Normandy, TN
Ruined
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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Laurie · Hilton Head Island, SC
Hilton Head Island is the Best Kept Secret in the
Over 9 years ago

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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richard · Jasper, GA
Viciously Intolerant Right Wingers
Over 12 years ago

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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