Hampton County vs McCormick County

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

Hampton County and McCormick 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 9,701 in McCormick County). McCormick County has the higher median household income ($55,344 vs $43,059 in Hampton County). McCormick County has the higher median home value ($159,000 vs $102,400 in Hampton County).

Population, income & housing

	Hampton County	McCormick County
Population	18,555	9,701
Median age	40.9 yrs	58.7 yrs
Median household income	$43,059	$55,344
Median home value	$102,400	$159,000
Median gross rent	$815	$666
Housing units	8,622	5,563
Homeownership rate	73.6%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampton County	McCormick County
Population	19,564 → 18,555 (-5.2%)	9,531 → 9,701 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$33,429 → $43,059 (+28.8%)	$43,633 → $55,344 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$72,300 → $102,400 (+41.6%)	$116,500 → $159,000 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	$607 → $815 (+34.3%)	$720 → $666 (-7.5%)

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

McCormick County

Population

9,5319,701

Median household income

$43,633$55,344

Median home value

$116,500$159,000

Median gross rent

$720$666

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampton County	McCormick County
Under 5	5.3%	2.5%
5 to 17	15.4%	7.9%
18 to 24	8.4%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.5%	6.3%
35 to 44	13.1%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.9%	17.7%
65 to 74	11.3%	23.2%
75 and over	7.6%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampton County	McCormick County
White (non-Hispanic)	40.2%	54.5%
Black or African American	52.4%	41.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampton County	McCormick County
No high school diploma	17.5%	14.8%
High school graduate	44.4%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampton County	McCormick County
Drove alone	81.4%	85.4%
Carpooled	14.4%	2.6%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	10.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampton County	McCormick County
1-unit, detached	56.4%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	35.9%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Hampton County	McCormick County
Poverty rate	20.0%	18.0%
Average household size	2.52	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	37	36
Median year structure built	1986	1982