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Hilton Head IslandSC

Hilton Head Island, SC is a 41K-resident city in Beaufort County with a median household income of $94,657.

Beaufort County, South Carolina. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Hilton Head Island, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Hilton Head Island has a population larger than 74% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $687,400, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

41K
Population (place)
Top 26%
By size
$94,657
Median income (place)
$687,400
Median home (place)
8.6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Hilton Head Island

Hilton Head Island posts a median household income higher than 65% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Hilton Head Island area.

Top 35%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Hilton Head Island

Where Hilton Head Island income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$94,657 Top 35% higher than 65% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Hilton Head Island $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in SC

Population among 50 SC places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Columbia is the largest SC city on this list; Five Forks leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in SC

Median household income among the same 50-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Five Forks posts the highest place-level median income in SC; Columbia is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Hilton Head Island, SC beyond the headline numbers

Hilton Head Island sits inside Beaufort County, South Carolina, at roughly 32.19°N, -80.74°W. Population 40,512, $94,657 median household income. Median home value $687,400, median rent $1,479. Poverty rate 8.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Hilton Head Island, 2/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

At 8.6%, poverty in Hilton Head Island, SC runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

The median home in Hilton Head Island costs around 7.3 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

20.1% of Hilton Head Island workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, frequent mental distress departs furthest from its peer median: 11% in Hilton Head Island, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

At 59.8 years, Hilton Head Island's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Hilton Head Island from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
40,512
Hilton Head Island · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$94,657
+6% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$687,400
+66% vs avg
Median Age (place)
59.8
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Beaufort County): Hilton Head Island's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
195K+18%
Median Income
$86,573+51%
Median Home Value
$455,600+65%
Poverty Rate
9.6%-23%
Unemployment
2.4%-70%

Economics

Economics indicators for Hilton Head Island, SC
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,479/mo
Poverty Rate
8.6% -31% vs avg
Unemployment 3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 56.1%
Work From Home 20.1%
Public Transit 0.4%

Population

White 75.7%
African American 7.2%
Asian 1%
Two or More Ethnicities 0.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
41.3%
Obesity
27.8%
Short Sleep Duration
26.8%
Physical Inactivity
19.1%
Binge Drinking
14.4%
Diabetes
13.2%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.6%
Frequent Mental Distress
11%
Lack of Health Insurance
10.9%
Current Smoking
8.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 72.8%
Annual Checkup 85.3%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
8.4%
Current Asthma
8.1%
Stroke
4.2%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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1
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Average Rating
2/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
NOVANT HEALTH HILTON HEAD MEDICAL CENTER
HILTON HEAD ISLAND · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★☆☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Hilton Head Island?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Hilton Head Island right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet SC-HILTON-HEAD-ISLAND · Hilton Head Island

Hilton Head Island: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Hilton Head Island; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse South Carolina state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Hilton Head Island, SC? ▼
Hilton Head Island, SC has a population of 40,512 people, located in Beaufort County, South Carolina.
What is the median household income in Hilton Head Island? ▼
The median household income in Hilton Head Island, SC is $94,657 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 8.6%.
What is the median home value in Hilton Head Island? ▼
The median home value in Hilton Head Island, SC is $687,400. Median rent is $1,479/month.
What are the top health concerns in Hilton Head Island? ▼
The top health indicators in Hilton Head Island include High Blood Pressure (41.3%), Obesity (27.8%), Short Sleep Duration (26.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Hilton Head Island? ▼
Hilton Head Island has 1 hospital with an average rating of 2/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Hilton Head Island? ▼
The median age in Hilton Head Island, SC is 59.8 years. 56.1% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Hilton Head Island, both outside South Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside SC (8.6% here).

Virginia Beach, VA 8.6% Surprise, AZ 8.6% Longmont, CO 8.6% Citrus Heights, CA 8.6%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside SC ($94,657 here).

Ferndale, MI $94,640 East Haven, CT $94,628 Denver, CO $94,718 Culpeper, VA $94,721

Compare Hilton Head Island with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Hilton Head, SC 37K Bluffton, SC 17K Port Royal, SC 12K Beaufort, SC 13K Wilmington Island, GA 15K Savannah, GA 148K Pooler, GA 23K Georgetown, GA 12K
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Using Hilton Head Island's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Hilton Head Island area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Hilton Head Island against South Carolina peers on any ranking lens. Explore South Carolina

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Beaufort County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.