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Shelton, WA vs Hilton Head Island, SC

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- Hilton Head Island is 0% more densely populated than Shelton.
- People are 71.1% more likely to be married in Hilton Head Island.
- The Median Age is 27.3 years older in Hilton Head Island.
 Shelton, WAHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock38,068329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock59.138.4
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 Population - 20109,848  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock33,862285,036,114
 Population - 19907,241  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now51.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock920.393.4
 Land Area5.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock27.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Shelton, WAHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock21.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Shelton, WAHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 White65.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.7%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock14.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Shelton, WAHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Married Population35.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.0%50.2%
 Never Married44.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.3%10.8%
 Widowed7.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.222.60
 Households3,358  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,06080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock74.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,310  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Shelton    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance   More

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Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere  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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