Hampton vs Yemassee

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

Hampton and Yemassee 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 1,007 in Yemassee). Hampton has the higher median household income ($45,809 vs $36,923 in Yemassee). Hampton has the higher median home value ($179,700 vs $169,800 in Yemassee).

Population, income & housing

	Hampton	Yemassee
Population	2,691	1,007
Median age	53.4 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$45,809	$36,923
Median home value	$179,700	$169,800
Median gross rent	$818	$736
Housing units	1,400	568
Homeownership rate	70.5%	60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	14.2%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampton	Yemassee
Population	2,560 → 2,691 (+5.1%)	979 → 1,007 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$37,946 → $45,809 (+20.7%)	$38,370 → $36,923 (-3.8%)
Median home value	$115,200 → $179,700 (+56.0%)	$98,100 → $169,800 (+73.1%)
Median gross rent	$646 → $818 (+26.6%)	$474 → $736 (+55.3%)

Hampton

Population

2,5602,691

Median household income

$37,946$45,809

Median home value

$115,200$179,700

Median gross rent

$646$818

Yemassee

Population

9791,007

Median household income

$38,370$36,923

Median home value

$98,100$169,800

Median gross rent

$474$736

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampton	Yemassee
Under 5	3.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	13.9%	12.4%
18 to 24	4.9%	9.7%
25 to 34	12.4%	15.8%
35 to 44	6.9%	14.0%
45 to 54	11.8%	7.2%
55 to 64	19.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	17.6%	12.4%
75 and over	10.0%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampton	Yemassee
White (non-Hispanic)	40.4%	32.3%
Black or African American	53.0%	61.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampton	Yemassee
No high school diploma	12.1%	15.2%
High school graduate	44.5%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampton	Yemassee
Drove alone	86.3%	72.5%
Carpooled	9.8%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampton	Yemassee
1-unit, detached	69.1%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	24.1%

Poverty & households

	Hampton	Yemassee
Poverty rate	14.1%	31.4%
Average household size	2.24	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	27	31
Median year structure built	1991	1990