Hampton County vs Saluda County

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

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

Saluda County has the higher population (18,958 vs 18,555 in Hampton County). Saluda County has the higher median household income ($52,957 vs $43,059 in Hampton County). Saluda County has the higher median home value ($123,200 vs $102,400 in Hampton County).

Population, income & housing

	Hampton County	Saluda County
Population	18,555	18,958
Median age	40.9 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$43,059	$52,957
Median home value	$102,400	$123,200
Median gross rent	$815	$814
Housing units	8,622	9,420
Homeownership rate	73.6%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampton County	Saluda County
Population	19,564 → 18,555 (-5.2%)	20,303 → 18,958 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$33,429 → $43,059 (+28.8%)	$45,714 → $52,957 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$72,300 → $102,400 (+41.6%)	$108,600 → $123,200 (+13.4%)
Median gross rent	$607 → $815 (+34.3%)	$661 → $814 (+23.1%)

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

Saluda County

Population

20,30318,958

Median household income

$45,714$52,957

Median home value

$108,600$123,200

Median gross rent

$661$814

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampton County	Saluda County
Under 5	5.3%	5.8%
5 to 17	15.4%	16.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	7.8%
25 to 34	13.5%	10.2%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.9%	15.2%
65 to 74	11.3%	11.5%
75 and over	7.6%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampton County	Saluda County
White (non-Hispanic)	40.2%	57.5%
Black or African American	52.4%	22.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.8%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampton County	Saluda County
No high school diploma	17.5%	16.0%
High school graduate	44.4%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampton County	Saluda County
Drove alone	81.4%	79.7%
Carpooled	14.4%	7.8%
Public transit	0.7%	0.2%
Walked	0.7%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	5.4%
Other means	0.5%	5.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampton County	Saluda County
1-unit, detached	56.4%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35.9%	30.9%

Poverty & households

	Hampton County	Saluda County
Poverty rate	20.0%	19.4%
Average household size	2.52	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	37	30
Median year structure built	1986	1987