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Hilton Head Island Demographics

Census 2000 General Housing Characteristics

	Number	Percent
1 Person	3,434	23.83%
2 Persons	6,222	43.18%
3 Persons	1,517	10.53%
4 Persons	1,250	8.68%
5 Persons	536	3.72%
6 Persons	216	1.50%
7 or more Persons	158	1.10%
Total Households	14,408	100%

Family Households	9,899	68.70%
Non-family Households	4,509	31.30%

Person per Household	2.32
Persons per Family	2.68

Hilton Head Island Occupancy Status

	Number	Percent
Total	24,647	100%
Occupied	14,408	58.5%
Vacant Housing Units	10,239	41.5%

Owner-occupied Housing Units	11,191	77.7%
Renter-occupied Houing Units	3,217	22.3%

For Rent	2,198	21.5%
For Sale Only	172	1.7%
Rented or Sold, not Occupied	195	1.9%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	7,360	71.9
For Migratory Workers	7	0.1
Other Vacant	307	3.0

Hilton Head Island Population by Age & Sex

	Male	Female	Total
Total Population	16,947	16,915	33,862

0-9 years	1,659	1,514	3,173
10-19 years	1,706	1,587	3,293
20-29 years	2,170	1,543	3,713
30-34 years	1,103	883	1,986
35-44 years	2,185	2,134	4,319
45-54 years	2,056	2,477	4,533
55-64 years	2,154	2,541	4,695
65+ years	3,914	4,236	8,150

Median Age	43.4	48.5	46.0

Hilton Head Island Population by Sex & Race

	Male	Female	*Total	Median Age
Other Race	1,221	707	1,928	25.3
Asian or Pacific Islander	89	106	195	36.8
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut	26	23	49	37.8
Black	1,239	1,468	2,797	30.8
White	14,282	14,611	28,893	49.9
White (not of Hispanic Origin)	12,919	13,833	26,752	52.2
Hispanic Origin (or any race)	2,478	1,408	3,886	26.0
Total Population	16,947	16,915	33,862	46.0

Note: * These figures do not include "White (not of Hispanic Origin)" and "Hispanic Origin (of any race)"

Soure of Data: US Census Bureau

Existing Land Use & Buildout Projections

	Unit Type	Existing as of 1/2001	20 year Buildout
Single Family Residential	# of Units	12,859	17,457
Multi-family Residential*	# of Units	16,780	18,366
Manufactured Home	# of Units	800	1,161
Retail Commercial	Square Feet	5,043,153	6,043,214
Office Commercial	Square Feet	1,240,062	1,592,620
Hotel/Motel	# of Rooms	3,087	3,374
Light Industrial	Square Feet	1,069,453	1,745,992
Institutional**	Square Feet	1,167,267	1,736,078
Government	Square Feet	254,872	371,322

*Includes timeshares/interval occupancy units
**Schools not included

Land Use	Existing as of 1/2001	Buildout
Residential Unit Total	30,439	36,984
Non-Residential Sq. Footage Total	8,774,807	11,489,226

Please visit the US Census Bureau Website for additional information.