The Hilton Head Island metropolitan area, officially the Hilton Head Island–Bluffton–Port Royal, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by the

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, is a metropolitan statistical area consisting of the two southernmost counties in the

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region of

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, centered on the

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Hilton Head Island Hilton Head Island, often referred to as simply Hilton Head, is a Lowcountry resort town and barrier island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. It is northeast of Savannah, Georgia (as the crow flies), and southwest of Charlesto ...

. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 215,908. Prior to March 2013, the region was considered a micropolitan statistical area.

Counties

* Beaufort *

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Communities

*Places with more than 30,000 inhabitants **

(principal city) ** Bluffton (principal city) *Places with 10,000 to 30,000 inhabitants ** Beaufort (Beaufort County, seat) **

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(principal city) *Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants ** Burton ** Hardeeville ** Laurel Bay *Places with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants ** Ridgeland (Jasper County, seat) ** Shell Point (census-designated place) ** Yemassee (partial) *Unincorporated places **Beaufort County *** Dale ***

Fripp Island Fripp Island is a 6.546 sq mi (16.954 km2) barrier island and census-designated place (CDP) located along the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the lowcountry part of South Carolina. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 United States ce ...

*** Harbor Island *** Lady's Island *** Lobeco *** Okatie *** Pritchardville *** St. Helena Island, including

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and Lands End *** Sheldon *** Sun City **Jasper County *** Coosawhatchie *** Grahamville *** Levy ***

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*** Old House *** Robertville ***

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Demographics

The population was 187,010 at the 2010 census. 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%

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, 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

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for the MSA was $19,769.

References

Geography of Beaufort County, South Carolina Geography of Jasper County, South Carolina {{DEFAULTSORT:Hilton Head Island-Bluffton metropolitan area

Counties

Communities

Demographics

See also

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