Bamberg County vs Hampton County

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

Bamberg 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 13,164 in Bamberg County). Bamberg County has the higher median household income ($43,206 vs $43,059 in Hampton County). Hampton County has the higher median home value ($102,400 vs $96,000 in Bamberg County).

Population, income & housing

	Bamberg County	Hampton County
Population	13,164	18,555
Median age	41.7 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$43,206	$43,059
Median home value	$96,000	$102,400
Median gross rent	$794	$815
Housing units	6,598	8,622
Homeownership rate	74.2%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	11.9%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bamberg County	Hampton County
Population	14,376 → 13,164 (-8.4%)	19,564 → 18,555 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$31,422 → $43,206 (+37.5%)	$33,429 → $43,059 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$75,400 → $96,000 (+27.3%)	$72,300 → $102,400 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$794 → $794 (+0.0%)	$607 → $815 (+34.3%)

Bamberg County

Population

14,37613,164

Median household income

$31,422$43,206

Median home value

$75,400$96,000

Median gross rent

$794$794

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)

	Bamberg County	Hampton County
Under 5	4.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	13.9%	15.4%
18 to 24	13.5%	8.4%
25 to 34	8.4%	13.5%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.1%
45 to 54	8.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	13.8%	11.3%
75 and over	9.7%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bamberg County	Hampton County
White (non-Hispanic)	37.1%	40.2%
Black or African American	59.6%	52.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bamberg County	Hampton County
No high school diploma	23.1%	17.5%
High school graduate	29.9%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bamberg County	Hampton County
Drove alone	78.0%	81.4%
Carpooled	7.6%	14.4%
Public transit	2.2%	0.7%
Walked	2.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	2.2%
Other means	1.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bamberg County	Hampton County
1-unit, detached	67.1%	56.4%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.7%	35.9%

Poverty & households

	Bamberg County	Hampton County
Poverty rate	21.6%	20.0%
Average household size	2.65	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	27	37
Median year structure built	1977	1986