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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Hampton is $20,020, which is lower than the state average of $24,222 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Hampton median household income is $36,781, which has grown by 20.00% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 21.44% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Hampton residents spend 25.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #151

Hampton, SC	20,020 USD
South Carolina	24,222 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Hampton, SC	27,431 USD
South Carolina	26,972 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Hampton, SC	36,675 USD
South Carolina	31,966 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Hampton, SC	26,124 USD
South Carolina	22,711 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #171

Hampton, SC	36,781 USD
South Carolina	45,033 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Hampton, SC	51,676 USD
South Carolina	61,196 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #144

Hampton, SC	20.00%
South Carolina	21.44%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Hampton, SC		South Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.65%	$3,524, see rank	17.72%	$16,178	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	42.86%	$15,530, see rank	33.28%	$17,816	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.10%	$0, see rank	1.59%	$3,088	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.02%	$21,214, see rank	20.18%	$22,391	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Hampton, SC	62,500 USD
South Carolina	55,506 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Hampton, SC	69,139 USD
South Carolina	71,602 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Hampton, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
White	$49,792, see rank	$52,089	$56,900
Black	$23,973, see rank	$29,971	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Hampton, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
25 to 44	$64,167, see rank	$48,649	$58,398
45 to 64	$43,182, see rank	$52,814	$65,027
65 or over	$21,121, see rank	$35,552	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Hampton, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,035, see rank	3,768,421	248,775,628
Male¹	936, 46.00%, see rank	48.08%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	527, 56.30%, see rank	65.98%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.46%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	527, 56.30%, see rank	64.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	465, 88.24%, see rank	89.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	62, 11.76%, see rank	10.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	409, 43.70%, see rank	34.02%	30.72%
Female¹	1,099, 54.00%, see rank	51.92%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	636, 57.87%, see rank	56.78%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	636, 57.87%, see rank	56.49%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	514, 80.82%, see rank	89.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	122, 19.18%, see rank	10.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	463, 42.13%, see rank	43.22%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Hampton, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	931, 100%	2,022,019	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	660, 70.89%, see rank	82.69%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	106, 11.39%, see rank	9.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	49, 5.26%, see rank	0.61%	5.06%
Walked	76, 8.16%, see rank	2.10%	2.78%
Other Means	29, 3.11%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	11, 1.18%, see rank	3.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Hampton, SC	25.6 minutes
South Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Hampton, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	979	2,031,997	143,435,233
Male¹	465, 47.50%, see rank	51.32%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	119, 25.59%, see rank	28.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	79, 16.99%, see rank	16.00%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	145, 31.18%, see rank	17.17%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.89%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6, 1.29%, see rank	9.53%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	103, 22.15%, see rank	21.15%	17.94%
Female¹	514, 52.50%, see rank	48.68%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	197, 38.33%, see rank	37.16%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	181, 35.21%, see rank	21.23%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	46, 8.95%, see rank	33.23%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.33%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	90, 17.51%, see rank	7.54%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Hampton, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	979, 100%	2,031,997	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	10, 1.02%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	6, 0.61%, see rank	6.51%	6.17%
Manufacturing	162, 16.55%, see rank	13.68%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	11, 1.12%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	52, 5.31%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	57, 5.82%, see rank	4.61%	4.93%
Information	13, 1.33%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	18, 1.84%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	113, 11.54%, see rank	9.52%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	254, 25.94%, see rank	21.73%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	159, 16.24%, see rank	10.45%	9.49%
Public Administration	95, 9.70%, see rank	5.03%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	29, 2.96%, see rank	4.95%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Hampton, SC	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	469	17.38%, see rank	18.32%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	74	12.05%, see rank	13.89%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.