Personal loans in Hampton, SC

With roughly 2,610 residents, Hampton is a small community, and the lending rules its borrowers live under are written in South Carolina, not by the city. Hampton lost roughly 3.5% of its population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. Judge Hampton offers on total cost, not on how quickly the money arrives. The closest larger city is Walterboro, SC about 25 miles away.

Hampton: population, trend and location

The figures below are Hampton's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the South Carolina rules.

• Population: about 2,610 people live here, which puts Hampton 98th of 271 Census places in South Carolina (Vintage 2023).
• Population trend: Lower by roughly 3.5% since the 2020 count.
• Net change: roughly 96 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
• Size percentile: with 2,610 residents, Hampton is larger than about 64% of South Carolina's Census places.
• Population density: about 578 people per square mile across 4.5 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
• Land area rank: Hampton's 4.5 square miles rank 88th of 271 places in South Carolina.
• Water area: Hampton has 0.01 square miles of water, ranking 110th of 271 places in South Carolina.
• State population share: Hampton accounts for about 0.1% of everyone in South Carolina.
• National rank: Hampton sits 6,703rd by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
• Growth rank: Hampton's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 252nd of 271 places in South Carolina.
• Against the state trend: Hampton's 3.5% change compares with a South Carolina average of +2.6% across its 271 places.
• Density rank: Hampton places 140th among South Carolina's places by people per square mile.
• Density in context: Hampton's 578 people per square mile sit against a South Carolina median of 584.
• Location: 32.8676, -81.1094 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
• Nearest larger cities: Walterboro (25 mi); Ridgeland (30 mi); Barnwell (30 mi); Bamberg (30 mi); Denmark (31 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Hampton.
• Nearest smaller towns: Varnville (2 mi); Brunson (6 mi); Gifford (8 mi).
• Smaller neighbours: 46 places smaller than Hampton sit within 50 miles.
• At 100 miles: 70 larger Census places fall inside that radius.

Hampton: area, density and distance

Hampton covers about 4.5 square miles of land, with 0.01 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). Spread across it are roughly 578 residents per square mile. Charleston, the largest place in South Carolina, is about 66 miles from Hampton. Counting outward 50 miles, 18 larger communities surround Hampton. The 100-mile radius contains 70 larger places.

The Hampton borrowing checklist

These steps shape the offer you get in Hampton, a place of about 2,610 people:

1. Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
2. Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
3. Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
4. Make sure the lender appears in the South Carolina regulator's licence list.
5. Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
6. Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
7. Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.

The process is identical across South Carolina; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Hampton holds 2,610 people.

Hampton in state context

Within South Carolina, Hampton holds roughly 0.1% of all residents, the 98th-largest share among 271 places. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Hampton stands 252nd among South Carolina's 271 places — roughly the 7th percentile. By density, at about 578 people per square mile, it ranks 140th in South Carolina. Within 50 miles sit 46 smaller Census places, alongside the 18 that are larger.

South Carolina rules behind a Hampton personal loan

Below are the South Carolina rules that apply to a loan made in Hampton, each with the regulator that issued it.

How lenders reach Hampton

Hampton is a moderately settled community of about 2,610 people, with 18 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. Lenders licensed in South Carolina reach Hampton's 2,610 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest larger city, Walterboro, SC about 25 miles away.