Barnwell County vs Hampton County

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

Barnwell 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.

Barnwell County has the higher population (20,565 vs 18,555 in Hampton County). Hampton County has the higher median household income ($43,059 vs $41,800 in Barnwell County). Hampton County has the higher median home value ($102,400 vs $97,200 in Barnwell County).

Population, income & housing

	Barnwell County	Hampton County
Population	20,565	18,555
Median age	40.7 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,800	$43,059
Median home value	$97,200	$102,400
Median gross rent	$695	$815
Housing units	9,901	8,622
Homeownership rate	71.0%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnwell County	Hampton County
Population	21,346 → 20,565 (-3.7%)	19,564 → 18,555 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$35,803 → $41,800 (+16.7%)	$33,429 → $43,059 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$81,900 → $97,200 (+18.7%)	$72,300 → $102,400 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $695 (+11.9%)	$607 → $815 (+34.3%)

Barnwell County

Population

21,34620,565

Median household income

$35,803$41,800

Median home value

$81,900$97,200

Median gross rent

$621$695

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)

	Barnwell County	Hampton County
Under 5	6.6%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.1%	15.4%
18 to 24	8.6%	8.4%
25 to 34	11.8%	13.5%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.7%	12.9%
65 to 74	11.6%	11.3%
75 and over	7.3%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnwell County	Hampton County
White (non-Hispanic)	50.4%	40.2%
Black or African American	43.1%	52.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnwell County	Hampton County
No high school diploma	19.2%	17.5%
High school graduate	40.4%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnwell County	Hampton County
Drove alone	81.1%	81.4%
Carpooled	11.9%	14.4%
Public transit	2.4%	0.7%
Walked	0.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	2.2%
Other means	0.8%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnwell County	Hampton County
1-unit, detached	57.7%	56.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	2.2%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32.5%	35.9%

Poverty & households

	Barnwell County	Hampton County
Poverty rate	28.5%	20.0%
Average household size	2.49	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	28	37
Median year structure built	1984	1986