Wade Hampton, SC

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2020 Population

20,192

3.42% 1-year decline

US Senator

Lindsey Graham

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Scott

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

41.8

1.65% 1-year decrease

2020 Poverty Rate

8.72%

23.5% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$58,071

6.88% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$220,800

18.8% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Wade Hampton, SC had a population of 20.2k people with a median age of 41.8 and a median household income of $58,071. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Wade Hampton, SC declined from 20,906 to 20,192, a −3.42% decrease and its median household income grew from $54,331 to $58,071, a 6.88% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wade Hampton, SC are White (Non-Hispanic) (76%), White (Hispanic) (7.59%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (7.24%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.76%), and Other (Hispanic) (2.45%).

None of the households in Wade Hampton, SC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93% of the residents in Wade Hampton, SC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Wade Hampton, SC are Academy of Hair Technology (63 degrees awarded in 2020).

In 2020, the median property value in Wade Hampton, SC was $220,800, and the homeownership rate was 65.1%.

Most people in Wade Hampton, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Wade Hampton, SC was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Wade Hampton, SC is home to a population of 20.2k people, from which 93% are citizens. As of 2020, 11.2% of Wade Hampton, SC residents were born outside of the country (2.27k people).

In 2020, there were 10 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.3k people) in Wade Hampton, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.53k White (Hispanic) and 1.46k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

93%

2020 Citizenship

92.4%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 93% of Wade Hampton, SC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Wade Hampton, SC was 92.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Wade Hampton, SC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wade Hampton, SC

White (Non-Hispanic)
15.3k ± 1.56k
White (Hispanic)
1.53k ± 490
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.46k ± 465

11.3%

Hispanic Population

2.27k people

11.3% of the people in Wade Hampton, SC are hispanic (2.27k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Wade Hampton, SC as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

11.2%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

2.27k people

13.4%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

2.8k people

As of 2020, 11.2% of Wade Hampton, SC residents (2.27k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wade Hampton, SC was 13.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Wade Hampton, SC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
484 ± 144
Korea
290 ± 143
Gulf War (1990s)
166 ± 90

Wade Hampton, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.67 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Wade Hampton, SC employs 10.3k people. The largest industries in Wade Hampton, SC are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,458 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,225 people), and Manufacturing (992 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($111,146), Utilities ($63,816), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,309).

Employment

Occupations

10.3k

2020 Value

± 797

−3.2%

1 Year decline

± 10.5%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Wade Hampton, SC declined at a rate of −3.2%, from 10.6k employees to 10.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wade Hampton, SC, are Management Occupations (1,449 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,273 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,248 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wade Hampton, SC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in South Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

10.3k

2020 Value

± 797

−3.2%

1 Year decline

± 10.5%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Wade Hampton, SC declined at a rate of −3.2%, from 10.6k employees to 10.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wade Hampton, SC, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,458 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,225 people), and Manufacturing (992 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wade Hampton, SC, though some of these residents may live in Wade Hampton, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,984

Median earning men ± $3,606

$31,623

Median earning women ± $2,626

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Wholesale Trade ($111,354), Public Administration ($73,942), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,661).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Wholesale Trade ($82,143), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($37,131), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,461).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Carolina.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from South Carolina to other states, or from other states to South Carolina.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound South Carolina product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $38.2B, followed by Plastics/rubber ($32.1B) and Machinery ($26.9B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound South Carolina products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for South Carolina.

$285B

2020 Value in South Carolina

$613B

Projected 2050 Value in South Carolina

115% growth

In 2020, total outbound South Carolina trade was $285B. This is expected to increase 115% to $613B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound South Carolina trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from South Carolina to other states, or from other states to South Carolina.

Most Common Trade Partners

North Carolina
$30.1B
Georgia
$22.4B
Texas
$13.2B

In 2020, the top outbound South Carolina domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was North Carolina with $30.1B, followed by Georgia with $22.4B and Texas and $13.2B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that South Carolina shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott are the senators currently representing the state of South Carolina. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

South Carolina is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from South Carolina

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

Lindsey Graham

Senator from South Carolina

Assumed office on January 3, 2003

Tim Scott

Senator from South Carolina

Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jim DeMint.

Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott are the senators currently representing South Carolina.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in South Carolina over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from South Carolina

South Carolina is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for South Carolina have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2020, universities in Wade Hampton, SC awarded 63 degrees. The student population of Wade Hampton, SC in 2020 is skewed towards women, with 1 male students and 27 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Wade Hampton, SC are Black or African American (31 and 49.2%), followed by White (19 and 30.2%), Hispanic or Latino (7 and 11.1%), and Asian (5 and 7.94%).

The largest universities in Wade Hampton, SC by number of degrees awarded are Academy of Hair Technology (63 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Wade Hampton, SC are Facial Treatment Specialist (31 and 49.2%), Nail Specialist & Manicurist (24 and 38.1%), and General Cosmetology (8 and 12.7%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

Measure

In 2020, 0.763% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.689% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (1.19M), Some college (911k), and Bachelors Degree (677k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wade Hampton, SC was $220,800 in 2020, which is 0.961 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $185,900 to $220,800, a 18.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Wade Hampton, SC is 65.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Wade Hampton, SC have an average commute time of 20.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wade Hampton, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$220,800

Median Property Value 2020

±$12,324

$5,636

Median Property Taxes

±$512

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wade Hampton, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wade Hampton, SC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

65.1%

Homeownership

2020

68.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 65.1% of the housing units in Wade Hampton, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 62.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wade Hampton, SC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Wade Hampton, SC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$58,071

Median Household Income

± $3,919

8.66k

Number of Households

± 668

In 2020, the median household income of the 8.66k households in Wade Hampton, SC grew to $58,071 from the previous year's value of $54,331.

The following chart displays the households in Wade Hampton, SC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wade Hampton, SC is from South Carolina.

0.462

2020 Wage GINI in South Carolina

0.461

2019 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2020, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.305% growth from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (81.3%)
Worked At Home (9.12%)
Carpooled (5.57%)

In 2020, 81.3% of workers in Wade Hampton, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.12%) and those who carpooled to work (5.57%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wade Hampton, SC have a shorter commute time (20.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 1.1% of the workforce in Wade Hampton, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wade Hampton, SC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wade Hampton, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wade Hampton, SC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.72% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wade Hampton, SC (1.76k out of 20.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wade Hampton, SC is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

87.9% of the population of Wade Hampton, SC has health coverage, with 49.1% on employee plans, 9.35% on Medicaid, 15.8% on Medicare, 12.9% on non-group plans, and 0.852% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in South Carolina was $7,311 in 2014. This is a 4.15% increase from the previous year ($7,020).

Primary care physicians in Greenville County, SC see 940 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.36% decrease from the previous year (953 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1513 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 414 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for South Carolina. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in South Carolina, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Greenville County, SC.

940 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Greenville County, SC

Primary care physicians in Greenville County, SC see an average of 940 patients per year. This represents a 1.36% decrease from the previous year (953 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Greenville County, SC in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of South Carolina across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.2% under 18 years, 18.9% between 18 and 34 years, 39.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

12.1%

Uninsured

49.1%

Employer Coverage

9.35%

Medicaid

15.8%

Medicare

12.9%

Non-Group

0.852%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wade Hampton, SC declined by 19.7% from 15.1% to 12.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wade Hampton, SC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.