Allendale County vs Hampton County

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

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

Hampton County has the higher population (18,555 vs 7,738 in Allendale County). Hampton County has the higher median household income ($43,059 vs $31,603 in Allendale County). Hampton County has the higher median home value ($102,400 vs $61,600 in Allendale County).

Population, income & housing

	Allendale County	Hampton County
Population	7,738	18,555
Median age	42.5 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$31,603	$43,059
Median home value	$61,600	$102,400
Median gross rent	$691	$815
Housing units	4,055	8,622
Homeownership rate	64.7%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allendale County	Hampton County
Population	9,024 → 7,738 (-14.3%)	19,564 → 18,555 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$27,185 → $31,603 (+16.3%)	$33,429 → $43,059 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$49,200 → $61,600 (+25.2%)	$72,300 → $102,400 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$602 → $691 (+14.8%)	$607 → $815 (+34.3%)

Allendale County

Population

9,0247,738

Median household income

$27,185$31,603

Median home value

$49,200$61,600

Median gross rent

$602$691

Hampton County

Population

19,56418,555

Median household income

$33,429$43,059

Median home value

$72,300$102,400

Median gross rent

$607$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allendale County	Hampton County
Under 5	4.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	14.0%	15.4%
18 to 24	9.1%	8.4%
25 to 34	12.2%	13.5%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.2%	12.9%
65 to 74	13.6%	11.3%
75 and over	8.1%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allendale County	Hampton County
White (non-Hispanic)	22.6%	40.2%
Black or African American	64.0%	52.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allendale County	Hampton County
No high school diploma	20.4%	17.5%
High school graduate	41.8%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.9%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allendale County	Hampton County
Drove alone	83.5%	81.4%
Carpooled	9.6%	14.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.7%
Walked	1.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	2.2%
Other means	2.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allendale County	Hampton County
1-unit, detached	65.0%	56.4%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	2.2%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.2%	35.9%

Poverty & households

	Allendale County	Hampton County
Poverty rate	26.5%	20.0%
Average household size	2.16	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	38	37
Median year structure built	1981	1986