Furman vs Hampton

A side-by-side comparison of Furman and Hampton: population, income, housing, and more.

Furman and Hampton are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hampton has the higher population (2,691 vs 747 in Furman). Furman has the higher median household income ($57,708 vs $45,809 in Hampton). Hampton has the higher median home value ($179,700 vs $83,000 in Furman).

Population, income & housing

	Furman	Hampton
Population	747	2,691
Median age	30.6 yrs	53.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,708	$45,809
Median home value	$83,000	$179,700
Median gross rent	$670	$818
Housing units	265	1,400
Homeownership rate	73.3%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	12.6%	14.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Furman	Hampton
Population	216 → 747 (+245.8%)	2,560 → 2,691 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $57,708 (+31.9%)	$37,946 → $45,809 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$61,300 → $83,000 (+35.4%)	$115,200 → $179,700 (+56.0%)
Median gross rent	$513 → $670 (+30.6%)	$646 → $818 (+26.6%)

Furman

Population

216747

Median household income

$43,750$57,708

Median home value

$61,300$83,000

Median gross rent

$513$670

Hampton

Population

2,5602,691

Median household income

$37,946$45,809

Median home value

$115,200$179,700

Median gross rent

$646$818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Furman	Hampton
Under 5	3.7%	3.0%
5 to 17	14.5%	13.9%
18 to 24	14.6%	4.9%
25 to 34	22.6%	12.4%
35 to 44	17.1%	6.9%
45 to 54	7.8%	11.8%
55 to 64	7.5%	19.5%
65 to 74	5.8%	17.6%
75 and over	6.4%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Furman	Hampton
White (non-Hispanic)	53.8%	40.4%
Black or African American	45.1%	53.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Furman	Hampton
No high school diploma	20.5%	12.1%
High school graduate	54.0%	44.5%
Some college or associate's	17.7%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Furman	Hampton
Drove alone	91.8%	86.3%
Carpooled	5.6%	9.8%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Furman	Hampton
1-unit, detached	64.2%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35.8%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Furman	Hampton
Poverty rate	4.7%	14.1%
Average household size	3.07	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	41	27
Median year structure built	1983	1991