Demographics of Hampton County, South Carolina

Hampton County, South Carolina had 18,174 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −352 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hampton County, in four figures

18,174
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.9%
Change since July 2020: −352 people.; 40.9 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,711 ±$4,044
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Hampton County, South Carolina's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hampton County, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Hampton County, South Carolina's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hampton County, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	18,526	100.0	100.0
2021	18,266	98.6	100.2
2022	18,138	97.9	100.7
2023	18,195	98.2	101.6
2024	18,184	98.2	102.5
2025	18,174	98.1	103.1

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Population of Hampton County, South Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	18,526	−39	−22	0	−19
2021	18,266	−260	−89	+4	−177
2022	18,138	−128	−120	+33	−28
2023	18,195	+57	−45	+53	+50
2024	18,184	−11	−66	+72	−15
2025	18,174	−10	−66	+40	+15

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.9 ±0.7: for men 39.4 ±0.5 and for women 43.4 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hampton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	970 ±122	5.3% ±0.7	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,941 ±292	16.1% ±1.6	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,712 ±296	9.4% ±1.6	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,491 ±272	24.6% ±1.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,551 ±295	24.9% ±1.6	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,589 ±318	19.7% ±1.7	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,711 ±$4,044, and income per person $25,277 ±$1,690, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,324 ±$570 in South Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hampton County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,920 ±296	26.6% ±4.0	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,927 ±299	26.7% ±4.0	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,233 ±275	17.1% ±3.8	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	944 ±207	13.1% ±2.8	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	819 ±197	11.3% ±2.7	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	278 ±120	3.8% ±1.7	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	104 ±48	1.4% ±0.7	8.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Hampton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	3,699 ±632	20.7% ±3.5	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	950 ±215	24.5% ±5.0	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,897 ±362	20.4% ±3.7	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	852 ±186	18.2% ±3.7	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hampton County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hampton County	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	8,645 ±36	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.6% ±2.6	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.4% ±2.6	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.4% ±2.7	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.6% ±3.4	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$112,000 ±$9,987	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$843 ±$105	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±3	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Hampton County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	757 ±0	4.1% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,407 ±147	40.6% ±0.8	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9,471 ±97	51.9% ±0.5	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	179 ±22	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	5 to 71	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 211	0% to 1.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	317 ±111	1.7% ±0.6	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Hampton County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	14,866 ±354	81.4% ±1.9	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,835 ±345	15.5% ±1.9	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	50 to 230	0.3% to 1.3%	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	413 ±144	2.3% ±0.8	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	26 to 104	0.1% to 0.6%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	348 ±148	1.9% ±0.8	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Hampton County among the counties of South Carolina

41st of 46 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Counties of South Carolina near Hampton County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Marlboro County	25,488	−3.8%
Abbeville County	24,836	+2.3%
Barnwell County	20,653	+0.4%
Fairfield County	20,340	−2.6%
Saluda County	19,680	+4.0%
Hampton County	18,174	−1.9%
Lee County	15,730	−5.0%
Calhoun County	14,188	+0.5%
Bamberg County	12,796	−3.5%
McCormick County	10,215	+7.3%
Allendale County	7,355	−7.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026