Hilton Head Island is a medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 33,775 people and nine constituent neighborhoods, Hilton Head Island is the 9th largest community in South Carolina.

Hilton Head Island is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hilton Head Island is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hilton Head Island who work in sales jobs (16.93%), management occupations (14.91%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.59%).

Hilton Head Island is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Hilton Head Island are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Hilton Head Island spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.81 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Hilton Head Island use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Hilton Head Island's citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding taxis. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Hilton Head Island Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Hilton Head Island, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Hilton Head Island is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 45.94% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Hilton Head Island in 2000 was $36,621, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $146,484 for a family of four. However, Hilton Head Island contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hilton Head Island is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hilton Head Island home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Hilton Head Island is White, followed by African-American. Hilton Head Island also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.65% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Hilton Head Island include English, German, Irish, Italian, Scottish, Polish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Hilton Head Island is English. Some people also speak Spanish.