Hampton County, South Carolina

Hampton County has a population of 18,254 and has shrunk 2.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $112,000, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $44,711.

Home price
$112,000
Income
$44,711
Population
18,254
Unemployment
9.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$112,000county
Median gross rent$843county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198043.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile35.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,642(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$902county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$720county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,200county
Home insurance / yr$2,974(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.7(statewide)
Median household income$44,711county
Family health premium / yr$24,280(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,512(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.542(statewide)
Poverty rate20.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home3.1%county
Unemployment rate9.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.4%county
Share of workers employed by government24.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.8%county
Economic output per resident$37,933county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.80%county
Top state income tax5.21%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.92%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.49%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time33.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service47 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport108775county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station18 micounty
Households without a vehicle11.0%county
Traffic deaths54.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher12.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.6%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment2272county
Students per full-time teacher14.3county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools3county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution35 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians33county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year30.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year21.1%county
Frequent mental distress18.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity36.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population18,254county
Land area in square miles560county
People per square mile of land32.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age40.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.7%county
Share of households that are one person32.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.3%county
Second languages4.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls60.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents415county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in337county
Households that moved away377county
Average income of arriving households$41,445county
Average income of departing households$40,149county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year17county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings13.0%(statewide)
Violent crime rate437(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature65.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.7 incounty
Annual snowfall4.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.66 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F59 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing38 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days226 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 28county
Average first fall frostNov 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$177county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.6¢county
Household electricity use1,211 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity79.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas8.6%county
Homes heated by propane9.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband82.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk34.7county
Coastal flood risk24.2county
Drought risk67.5county
Landslide risk8.8county
Hail risk33.4county
Earthquake risk82.9county
Tornado risk42.9county
Tropical cyclone risk93.0county
Extreme heat risk75.6county
Winter weather risk14.0county
Strong wind risk68.1county
Wildfire risk71.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Hampton County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the South Carolina figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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