Hampton County, South Carolina Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Hampton County is 8th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in People per household

Hampton County is 8th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Hampton County is 9th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home ownership rate

Hampton County is 12th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income below poverty line

Size Demographics
	Hampton County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	20,726	40th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	559.9	29th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	37.7	41st	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Hampton County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	6.0%	27th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.0%	21st	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.8%	30th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Hampton County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	76.6%	34th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	11.3%	40th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Hampton County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	44.2%	38th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	53.7%	8th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	25th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	22nd	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	30th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.1%	32nd	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	21st	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	41.5%	37th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Hampton County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	48.5%	40th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.5%	28th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Hampton County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	9,184	41st	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	5.4%	42nd	17.6%	25.9%
Households	7,248	40th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	75.3%	9th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$81,500	36th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.7	8th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	7	45th	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Hampton County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$16,728	41st	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$35,914	29th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	22.6%	12th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Hampton County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	370	35th	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	3,559	41st	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,787	32nd	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$150,702	39th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$7,146	32nd	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$17,608	34th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732