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Population (year 2000): 2,837. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,799 (-1.3% change)
Males: 1,294 (45.6%), Females: 1,543 (54.4%)
Hampton County
Zip code:
29924
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $30,650 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,600 (year 2000)
Races in Hampton:
- White Non-Hispanic (55.3%)
- Black (42.4%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (14.1%), English
(8.4%), German (7.7%), Irish (5.1%), French (2.2%), Scotch-Irish
(1.3%).
Elevation: 95 feet
Land area: 4.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hampton
- High school or higher: 74.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hampton town
- Never married: 24.0%
- Now married: 50.4%
- Separated: 5.3%
- Widowed: 10.6%
- Divorced: 9.8%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -310 (-9.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Hampton:
- HAMPTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles;
VARNVILLE, SC)
- ALLENDALE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; FAIRFAX,
SC)
- BAMBERG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles;
BAMBERG, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hampton:
- BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD/ (about 39 miles;
BEAUFORT, SC; ID: NBC)
- SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 52 miles;
SAVANNAH, GA; ID: SAV)
- HILTON HEAD (about 54 miles; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC;
ID: HXD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hampton:
- HAMPTON-VARNVILLE (about 4 miles; HAMPTON, SC; ID:
3J0)
- ALLENDALE COUNTY (about 14 miles; ALLENDALE, SC; ID:
88J)
- RIDGELAND (about 28 miles; RIDGELAND, SC; ID: 3J1)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hampton:
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles;
ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
- GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles;
STATESBORO, GA; FT enrollment: 12,724)
- ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles;
SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 3,945)
- SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 62 miles;
SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 4,565)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 64
miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
- AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)
- TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 73 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
Public primary/middle schools in Hampton:
- HAMPTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 454; Location:
505 HOOVER ST.; Grades: 03 - 06)
- BEN HAZEL PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 252;
Location: 628 RAILROAD AVE. WEST; Grades: PK - 02)
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