CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Wade Hampton

South Carolina · 20,458 residents · 8.88 sq mi

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Wade Hampton is home to 20,458 people in South Carolina. 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 24% nationally. At a median age of 39.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 60% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 12 minutes. The poverty rate is 9.0%, under the national 12.4%.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 39.8

US median: 35.2

More educated

37% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,458

+1%vs 2009

vs 20,320 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

39.8

−4%vs 2009

vs 41.4 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

8.88 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.1%(1,053)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95.2%(1,056)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.3%(1,081)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 195.7%(1,157)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 247.3%(1,497)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3414.8%(3,034)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.1%(2,884)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.6%(2,780)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.7%(2,196)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.5%(1,940)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 847.1%(1,450)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.6%(330)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,487

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $44,198 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$26,376

+1%vs 2009

vs $25,989 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

9.0%

−4.4 ptsvs 2009

vs 13.4% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$124,500

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $151,700 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$586

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $632 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

59.9%

−2.8 ptsvs 2009

vs 62.7% in 2009

40.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic73%(14,831)

Black8.9%(1,817)

Hispanic / Latino10.7%(2,181)

Asian5.6%(1,130)

2000

White, non-Hispanic81.5%(16,674)

Black8%(1,638)

Hispanic / Latino6.1%(1,255)

Asian3.3%(679)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.9%(1,239)

Puerto Rican1.9%(387)

South American1.8%(375)

Central American1.3%(265)

Colombian0.8%(177)

Guatemalan0.7%(154)

Venezuelan0.3%(70)

Argentine0.3%(69)

Uruguayan0.3%(59)

Salvadoran0.2%(51)

Spaniard0.2%(37)

Dominican0.2%(34)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Panamanian0.2%(34)

Cuban0.2%(32)

Honduran0.1%(26)

Asian origin

Chinese0.9%(183)

Taiwanese0.7%(149)

Nepalese0.5%(112)

Vietnamese0.2%(39)

Asian Indian0.1%(23)

Thai0.1%(19)

Filipino0.1%(18)

Japanese0.1%(16)

Ancestry

English22.4%(4,678)

German15.9%(3,331)

Irish11.2%(2,339)

American4.5%(945)

Italian4.5%(937)

Scottish3.6%(761)

Scotch-Irish3.3%(694)

Norwegian2%(428)

French1.8%(386)

Welsh1.8%(379)

Dutch1.4%(300)

British1.2%(245)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Greek1%(219)

Polish0.9%(191)

Swedish0.7%(155)

Serbian0.5%(100)

Armenian0.4%(91)

Arab0.4%(75)

Portuguese0.3%(71)

West Indian0.3%(62)

Jamaican0.3%(62)

Bulgarian0.3%(57)

French Canadian0.3%(55)

Hungarian0.3%(54)

Lebanese0.2%(49)

Austrian0.2%(49)

Russian0.2%(46)

Finnish0.2%(44)

Swiss0.2%(39)

Canadian0.2%(35)

Slovak0.2%(34)

Lithuanian0.1%(29)

Czech0.1%(23)

Brazilian0.1%(16)

Croatian0.1%(12)

Subsaharan African0%(8)

Iraqi0%(7)

Turkish0%(3)

Ukrainian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

37.4%

+2.2 ptsvs 2009

vs 35.1% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

87.1%

−1.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 88.4% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

11.8%

+1.7 ptsvs 2009

vs 10.1% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.8 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married30.1%(2,526)

Married59%(4,955)

Widowed2.3%(191)

Divorced8.7%(728)

Women 15+

Never married19.7%(1,730)

Married56.5%(4,971)

Widowed13%(1,142)

Divorced10.9%(960)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.7%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 18.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 55.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.3%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.9%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.0%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 69.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.0%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 30.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)11.4%(120)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.9%(188)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.8%(417)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War17.1%(179)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2%(21)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,049 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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