Hampton County, South Carolina

Hampton County is a located in the  of. The 2000 census recorded its population to be 21,386 (21,329 according to a 2005 estimate), with nearly 65% of this classified as rural. Its is. The county includes two small urban clusters: Hampton (2000 pop.: 4,011) and Estill (3,637).

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,457 (563 ). 1,450 km² (560 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.51%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 21,386 people, 7,444 households, and 5,315 families residing in the county. The was 15/km² (38/sq mi). There were 8,582 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 42.89%, 55.67% or , 0.20% , 0.17% , 0.01% , 0.62% from , and 0.43% from two or more races. 2.56% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,444 households out of which 34.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.90% were living together, 18.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 103.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,771, and the median income for a family was $34,559. Males had a median income of $29,440 versus $20,418 for females. The for the county was $13,129. About 17.80% of families and 21.80% of the population were below the, including 27.60% of those under age 18 and 21.70% of those age 65 or over.