Hampton County, South Carolina

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Hampton County, South Carolina is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (159th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Hampton County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	18,254	5,296,225	334,922,499	1977th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$44,711	$69,324	$80,734	2974th of 3,221
Median Age	40.9	40.2	38.9	1841st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.1%	32.1%	35.7%	3103rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$112,000	$259,000	$332,700	2818th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$843	$1,180	$1,413	1805th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.7%	14.1%	12.5%	490th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.5%	4.9%	5.2%	159th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	32.6	176.2	n/a	1926th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.3%	5.8%	14.1%	1875th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.3	n/a	n/a	2921st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.4%	71.9%	65.2%	1814th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	33.8	25.6	26.4	188th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.1%	11.5%	15.1%	3061st of 3,222
Uninsured	12.9%	n/a	n/a	1050th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.4%	47.1%	46.9%	2954th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.0%	n/a	n/a	2415th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Hampton County, South Carolina

Statistic	Hampton County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	40.6%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.1%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	51.9%	24.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.4	54.9	61.4

Age in Hampton County, South Carolina

Statistic	Hampton County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Median Age	40.9	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	21.4%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.4%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.8%	12.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.8%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.9%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.7%	18.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Hampton County, South Carolina

Statistic	Hampton County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Households	7,225	2,117,989	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.7%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.4%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	24.3%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.7%	29.2%	28.7%
Never Married	38.6%	32.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hampton County, South Carolina

Statistic	Hampton County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,277	$39,236	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.6%	17.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.1%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.3%	16.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.4%	8.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.7%	14.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	47.2%	32.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.4%	10.5%	n/a

Housing in Hampton County, South Carolina

Statistic	Hampton County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Housing Units	8,645	2,443,039	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	55.5%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.5%	12.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.4%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.6%	28.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.6%	31.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$897	$1,251	n/a

Education in Hampton County, South Carolina

Statistic	Hampton County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Less than High School	15.4%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	46.6%	28.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.9%	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.3%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.7%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hampton County, South Carolina

Statistic	Hampton County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	54.3%	60.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.9%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.2%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.4%	25.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	20.9%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.0%	5.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Hampton County, South Carolina

Statistic	Hampton County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.4%	52.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.9%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.5%	91.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.4%	5.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.2%	6.2%	16.7%

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