County profile
Hampton County, SC
United States · GDP 2024
#2151 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 79% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$692.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+10.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,261
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
318
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
18,174
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$44.7k±$4.0k
Bachelor's degree+
12.1%±2.0%
Poverty rate
20.7%±3.5%
Business applications
256 · 2025
Retail establishments
64
35.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care26%
Retail trade23%
Manufacturing15%
Wholesale trade14%
Food & accommodation13%
Construction10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
18,174
residents · 2025 · -1.9% since 2020
Income per capita $47.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−155
International migration+202
Natural change−386
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$503.4M2019
$501.6M2020
$510.0M2021
$594.0M2022
$625.4M2023
$692.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$112.0k±$10.0k
Median gross rent
$843/mo±$105/mo
Vacancy rate
16.4%±2.6%
Affordability
2.3× wages
Residential permits
$7.2M
17 units · 0.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
64.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$902/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 93Earthquake 83Heat wave 76
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1562016
1462017
1552018
1602019
1652020
1792021
2262022
2862023
2672024
2612025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 55% since 2021112021
82022
102023
102024
172025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
26.1 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
9.4 km
CSXT
Nearest port
54.3 km
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT
Nearest commercial airport
72.3 km
SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.1k
avg. annual pay · +15% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hampton?
Hampton's economy produced $692.4M in 2024, growing 10.7% year over year — faster than 93% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.