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Hilton Head Island, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hilton Head Island, SC: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 39,852. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet HILTON-HEAD-ISLAND-SC · Hilton Head Island, SC 2 ZIPs · 39,852 pop · #4828/25278 · Beaufort County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-TOP

  • INC-HIGH $97,762
  • RANK-TOP #4828/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bluffton
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-SMALL 39,852
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 29928→29926
  • HOME-TOP $718,550

Nearest income peer: Bluffton, SC (+ $1,150 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Hilton Head Island

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hilton Head Island on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Hilton Head Island, SC sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 19%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
39,852
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$97,762
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $97,762 and home value $718,550 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 58.0%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hilton Head Island as a pure owner town.

Within South Carolina, Modoc is the closest lower-income city and Bluffton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hilton Head Island.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Hilton Head Island differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Hilton Head Island: $97,576 in ZIP 29928 to $97,948 in 29926. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.0×

29928 to 29926

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.2×

29926 to 29928

Poverty-rate spread
1.2 points

29928 to 29926

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 29926 skews compact Hilton Head Island

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 29926 covers about 60% of Hilton Head Island's 39,852 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Hilton Head Island

Citywide ZBP: 2,165 establishments, 22,679 employees , annual payroll $1,104,282k (~54 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29928 (1,089 units) ; leading NAICS Real estate and rental and leasing (295) · also Accommodation and food services · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Hilton Head Island, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Beaufort County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Hilton Head Island. See the Beaufort County roll-up →

Hilton Head Island sits in the upper half of Beaufort County on income: Beaufort, Okatie and Saint Helena Island report less, while Sheldon and Daufuskie Island report more. Daufuskie Island marks the far end of that range at $156,090, 60% above Hilton Head Island.

Side-by-side: Compare 29926 vs 29928 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29926 23,742 $97,948 1,076 301
29928 16,110 $97,576 1,089 302
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Hilton Head Island roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Hilton Head Island, .