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Mesa, AZ vs Hilton Head Island, SC

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- Hilton Head Island is 0% more densely populated than Mesa.
- People are 21.5% more likely to be married in Hilton Head Island.
- The Median Age is 22.5 years older in Hilton Head Island.
 Mesa, AZHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock38,068329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock59.138.4
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 Population - 2010440,833  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock33,862285,036,114
 Population - 1990288,091  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock920.393.4
 Land Area138.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock27.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mesa, AZHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock21.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Mesa, AZHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 White60.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.7%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock14.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mesa, AZHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Married Population50.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.0%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.222.60
 Households190,363  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,06080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock74.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households66,228  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  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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