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Hampton - Brunson, SC

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Overview


Hampton - Brunson is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 2,225 people and just one neighborhood, Hampton - Brunson is the 128th largest community in South Carolina.

Hampton - Brunson real estate is some of the most expensive in South Carolina, although Hampton - Brunson house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hampton - Brunson is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hampton - Brunson is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hampton - Brunson who work in management occupations (11.48%), food service (10.86%), and office and administrative support (9.94%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.32% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hampton - Brunson has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hampton - Brunson has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hampton - Brunson than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hampton - Brunson may be for you.

Being a small town, Hampton - Brunson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Hampton - Brunson with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.05% of adults in Hampton - Brunson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hampton - Brunson in 2022 was $32,109, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,436 for a family of four. However, Hampton - Brunson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hampton - Brunson is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hampton - Brunson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hampton - Brunson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hampton - Brunson include English, German, Irish, French, and European.

The most common language spoken in Hampton - Brunson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and French.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Hampton - Brunson, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Occupations

Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 95.5% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 92.5% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Hampton - Brunson are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 75.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 10.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 51.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 31.0% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 30.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (21.9%), and 13.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.8% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Hampton - Brunson, SC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (14.0%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (6.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (5.6%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (4.0%), along with some British ancestry residents (1.5%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (74.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (14.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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