Hampton vs Varnville

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

Hampton and Varnville 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 2,433 in Varnville). Varnville has the higher median household income ($52,800 vs $45,809 in Hampton). Hampton has the higher median home value ($179,700 vs $105,500 in Varnville).

Population, income & housing

	Hampton	Varnville
Population	2,691	2,433
Median age	53.4 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$45,809	$52,800
Median home value	$179,700	$105,500
Median gross rent	$818	$1,018
Housing units	1,400	1,032
Homeownership rate	70.5%	60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	14.2%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampton	Varnville
Population	2,560 → 2,691 (+5.1%)	1,854 → 2,433 (+31.2%)
Median household income	$37,946 → $45,809 (+20.7%)	$34,352 → $52,800 (+53.7%)
Median home value	$115,200 → $179,700 (+56.0%)	$83,500 → $105,500 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$646 → $818 (+26.6%)	$732 → $1,018 (+39.1%)

Hampton

Population

2,5602,691

Median household income

$37,946$45,809

Median home value

$115,200$179,700

Median gross rent

$646$818

Varnville

Population

1,8542,433

Median household income

$34,352$52,800

Median home value

$83,500$105,500

Median gross rent

$732$1,018

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampton	Varnville
Under 5	3.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	13.9%	23.2%
18 to 24	4.9%	8.3%
25 to 34	12.4%	7.0%
35 to 44	6.9%	17.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	10.8%
55 to 64	19.5%	9.9%
65 to 74	17.6%	9.7%
75 and over	10.0%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampton	Varnville
White (non-Hispanic)	40.4%	34.8%
Black or African American	53.0%	58.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	2.0%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampton	Varnville
No high school diploma	12.1%	7.5%
High school graduate	44.5%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampton	Varnville
Drove alone	86.3%	74.6%
Carpooled	9.8%	19.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampton	Varnville
1-unit, detached	69.1%	65.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Hampton	Varnville
Poverty rate	14.1%	17.3%
Average household size	2.24	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1991	1977