Hampton County vs Lee County

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

Hampton County and Lee 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 16,330 in Lee County). Lee County has the higher median household income ($44,145 vs $43,059 in Hampton County). Hampton County has the higher median home value ($102,400 vs $101,900 in Lee County).

Population, income & housing

	Hampton County	Lee County
Population	18,555	16,330
Median age	40.9 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$43,059	$44,145
Median home value	$102,400	$101,900
Median gross rent	$815	$806
Housing units	8,622	7,587
Homeownership rate	73.6%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampton County	Lee County
Population	19,564 → 18,555 (-5.2%)	17,365 → 16,330 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$33,429 → $43,059 (+28.8%)	$32,371 → $44,145 (+36.4%)
Median home value	$72,300 → $102,400 (+41.6%)	$78,800 → $101,900 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$607 → $815 (+34.3%)	$656 → $806 (+22.9%)

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

Lee County

Population

17,36516,330

Median household income

$32,371$44,145

Median home value

$78,800$101,900

Median gross rent

$656$806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampton County	Lee County
Under 5	5.3%	4.9%
5 to 17	15.4%	14.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	9.2%
25 to 34	13.5%	12.9%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.9%
55 to 64	12.9%	14.4%
65 to 74	11.3%	12.3%
75 and over	7.6%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampton County	Lee County
White (non-Hispanic)	40.2%	33.2%
Black or African American	52.4%	62.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampton County	Lee County
No high school diploma	17.5%	19.0%
High school graduate	44.4%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampton County	Lee County
Drove alone	81.4%	80.6%
Carpooled	14.4%	14.6%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	1.7%
Other means	0.5%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampton County	Lee County
1-unit, detached	56.4%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	35.9%	32.4%

Poverty & households

	Hampton County	Lee County
Poverty rate	20.0%	23.3%
Average household size	2.52	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	37	28
Median year structure built	1986	1982