Economy in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Hilton Head Island has an unemployment rate of 3.4%. The US average is 6.0%.

Hilton Head Island has seen the job market increase by 1.6% over the last year. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 34.7%, which is higher than the US average of 33.5%.

Tax Rates for Hilton Head Island
- The Sales Tax Rate for Hilton Head Island is 6.0%. The US average is 7.3%.
- The Income Tax Rate for Hilton Head Island is 7.0%. The US average is 4.6%.
- Tax Rates can have a big impact when Comparing Cost of Living.

Income and Salaries for Hilton Head Island
- The average income of a Hilton Head Island resident is $45,116 a year. The US average is $28,555 a year.
- The Median household income of a Hilton Head Island resident is $68,437 a year. The US average is $53,482 a year.

INCOME BY POPULATION PERCENT

ECONOMY	Hilton Head Island, South Carolina	United States
	3.4%	6.0%
	-3.1%	-6.2%
	34.7%	33.5%
	6.0%	6.2%
	7.0%	4.6%
	$50,289	$31,177
	$72,569	$57,652
	$95,787	$70,850
POPULATION BY OCCUPATION
	1.1%	1.3%
	0.1%	0.6%
	10.6%	6.2%
	4.0%	10.4%
	1.4%	2.7%
	11.1%	11.6%
	2.5%	4.1%
	0.5%	0.9%
	2.8%	2.1%
	3.0%	4.7%
	6.0%	1.9%
	7.3%	6.7%
	0.0%	0.1%
	6.2%	4.3%
	6.1%	9.3%
	8.2%	13.8%
	6.7%	2.2%
	15.1%	7.4%
	5.8%	4.9%
	1.6%	4.8%

ECONOMY MAP

Unemployment Rate (US Avg: 6%)

Median HH Income (US Avg: $53k)

Recent Job Growth (US Avg: 1.59%)

Income Less Than $15k (US Avg: 12.55%)

Income Greater Than $200k (US Avg: 5.03%)

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Reviews for Hilton Head Island 21 Reviews

Ruined - 11/26/2020
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... Read More

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Hilton Head Island is the Best Kept Secret in the - 3/4/2016
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... Read More

Laurie | Hilton Head Island, SC | Reply | No Replies

Viciously Intolerant Right Wingers - 7/27/2013
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... Read More

richard | Jasper, GA | Reply | 3 Replies

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29926 29928

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