The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of the two southernmost counties in the Lowcountry region of

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, centered on the town of

Hilton Head Island Hilton Head Island, sometimes referred to as simply Hilton Head, is a South Carolina Lowcountry, Lowcountry resort town and barrier island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. It is northeast of Savannah, Georgia, and southwest of C ...

. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 187,010. 2016 population estimates show the MSA to have grown to 211,614. List of Primary Statistical Areas Prior to March 2013, the region was considered a Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Counties

* Beaufort * Jasper

Communities

*Places with more than 30,000 inhabitants **

(Principal city) *Places with 10,000 to 30,000 inhabitants ** Beaufort (Principal city) ** Bluffton (Principal city) ** Port Royal *Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants **

Burton Burton, Burtons, or Burton's may refer to: Companies * Burton (retailer), a clothing retailer ** Burton's, Abergavenny, a shop built for the company in 1937 **The Montague Burton Building, Dublin a shop built for the company between 1929 and ...

** Laurel Bay *Places with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants **

Hardeeville Hardeeville is a city in Jasper and Beaufort counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 7,473 as of the 2020 census, an increase of over 150% since 2010. Hardeeville is included within the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beau ...

** Ridgeland ** Shell Point (census-designated place) ** Yemassee (partial) *Unincorporated places **Beaufort County ***

Dale Dale or dales may refer to: Locations * Dale (landform), an open valley * Dale (place name element) Geography ;Australia * The Dales (Christmas Island), in the Indian Ocean ;Canada * Dale, Ontario ;Ethiopia *Dale (woreda), district ;Norway *D ...

*** Fripp Island *** Harbor Island *** Lady's Island *** Lobeco *** Okatie *** Pritchardville *** St. Helena Island, including Frogmore and Lands End *** Sheldon *** Sun City **Jasper County *** Coosawhatchie *** Grahamville *** Levy *** Limehouse *** Old House *** Robertville *** Switzerland ***

Tillman Tillman is a surname and given name of English origin and an Americanized spelling of Tillmann. Other variants of the name include Tilman and Dillman. Notable people with the name Tillmann include: Surname * Albert Tillman (1928–2004), Ameri ...

Demographics

These figures reflect figures from the previous Micropolitan Statistical Area. Figures for the 2010 Census are being assembled. As of the

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of 2000, there were 141,615 people, 52,574 households, and 38,147 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 66.53%

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, 28.17%

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, 0.28% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.92% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 6.64% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $38,860, and the median income for a family was $44,749. Males had a median income of $29,974 versus $23,170 for females. The

per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita i ...

for the MSA was $19,769.

References

{{South Carolina Lowcountry Geography of Beaufort County, South Carolina Geography of Jasper County, South Carolina

Counties

Communities

Demographics

See also

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