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Jury Pool Profile

Hampton County, South Carolina

Democratic +6 (2024)
Population
18,555
Median household income
$43,059
Unemployment
4.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 7,496 40.4%
  • Black or African American alone 9,751 52.6%
  • Asian alone 162 0.9%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 25 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 719 3.9%
  • Two or more races 402 2.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 750 4.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.9

  • Under 18 3,833 20.7%
  • 18–24 1,550 8.4%
  • 25–44 4,922 26.5%
  • 45–64 4,745 25.6%
  • 65 and over 3,505 18.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.8%
+0.18 pp vs. state
County GDP
$692.4M
0.19% of state
Avg. annual pay
$50,768
Establishments
418

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,199 24.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,112 22.8%
  • Public administration 489 10.0%
  • Manufacturing 425 8.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 409 8.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 327 6.7%
  • Construction 256 5.3%
  • Professional & business services 252 5.2%
  • Other services 145 3.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
73.6%
Median gross rent
$815
Owner-occupied
5,230
Renter-occupied
1,874

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,233 votes cast

  • Democratic 4,328 52.6%
  • Republican 3,801 46.2%
  • Other / third-party 104 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 673 3.8%
  • Tagalog 89 0.5%
  • Vietnamese 50 0.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 45 0.3%
  • Arabic 9 0.1%
  • Other 6 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
7,104
Family households
4,466
62.9% of households
Married w/ children
2,781
Single-mother households
691
Veterans
898
6.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

60.7% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 8,379 45.1%
  • Black Protestant 1,838 9.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 662 3.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 244 1.3%
  • Catholic 147 0.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
87.3%
With a disability
22.2%
Bachelor's or higher
11.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
14th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
3 (At-large Circuit Court judges elected to this circuit; vintage 2026 sccourts.org)
Court seats
Allendale, Beaufort, Hampton, Ridgeland, Walterboro

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

South Carolina statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
5
33.96 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Hampton County, South Carolina to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.