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Palm Desert, CA vs Hilton Head Island, SC

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- Hilton Head Island is 0% more densely populated than Palm Desert.
- People are 15.8% more likely to be married in Hilton Head Island.
- The Median Age is 2.9 years older in Hilton Head Island.
 Palm Desert, CAHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock38,068329,725,481
 Female Population53.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock59.138.4
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 Population - 201048,726  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock33,862285,036,114
 Population - 199023,252  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now130.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock920.393.4
 Land Area26.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock27.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palm Desert, CAHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock21.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8413.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Palm Desert, CAHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 White66.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.7%12.2%
 Asian5.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock14.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palm Desert, CAHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Married Population52.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.0%50.2%
 Never Married24.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.3%10.8%
 Widowed9.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.222.60
 Households23,951  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,06080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock74.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,257  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.8%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews
Blake · Palm Desert, CA
Worst Place Ever
Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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M · Palm Desert, CA
A fading Gem because of Dem
Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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JJ · Palm Desert, CA
Very unhealthy place to live!!
Over 9 years ago

I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  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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