Wade Hampton

Population: 20,703
Median household income: $75,522
Median home value: $293,300

Located in Greenville County, South Carolina, Wade Hampton is a community with a population of 20,703. Its median household income of $75,522 runs in line with the Greenville County figure of $74,624.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wade Hampton's population held roughly steady from 20,906 to 20,703, while its median home value rose 57.8% from $185,900 to $293,300.

45.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,703
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $75,522
Median home value: $293,300
Median gross rent: $1,064
Housing units: 9,824
Homeownership rate: 66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,90620,703

Median household income

$54,331$75,522

Median home value

$185,900$293,300

Median gross rent

$907$1,064

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,906	$54,331	$185,900	$907
2020	20,192	$58,071	$220,800	$921
2021	20,879	$65,234	$238,400	$956
2022	21,029	$71,564	$275,700	$1,022
2023	20,703	$75,522	$293,300	$1,064

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,388	6.7%
5 to 17	3,490	16.9%
18 to 24	1,402	6.8%
25 to 34	2,500	12.1%
35 to 44	3,214	15.5%
45 to 54	2,224	10.7%
55 to 64	2,367	11.4%
65 to 74	2,257	10.9%
75 and over	1,861	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,778	76.2%
Black or African American	1,180	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.1%
Asian	656	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	56	0.3%
Two or more races	854	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,155	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate16.6%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree29.5%

Graduate or professional degree16.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	857	5.9%
High school graduate	2,400	16.6%
Some college or associate's	4,570	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	4,254	29.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,342	16.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,805	76.6%
Carpooled	623	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	230	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,375	13.5%
Other means	162	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,351	26.7%
15 to 29 min	4,672	53.0%
30 to 44 min	1,065	12.1%
45 to 59 min	431	4.9%
60+ min	301	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 9.0% (1,868 of 20,690)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,630	63.8%
Nonfamily households	3,196	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,826	89.8%
Vacant	998	10.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,837	66.1%
Renter-occupied	2,989	33.9%

1-unit, detached61.8%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units8.6%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,067	61.8%
1-unit, attached	592	6.0%
2 to 4 units	838	8.5%
5 to 19 units	996	10.1%
20 or more units	845	8.6%
Mobile home & other	486	4.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4573870
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.78 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 34.8827, -82.3317