Wade Hampton, South Carolina

Wade Hampton is located in central Greenville County at 34°52′59″N 82°20′0″W (34.883084, -82.333227).[4] It is bordered to the southwest by the city of Greenville and to the northeast by Taylors, an unincorporated community. U.S. Route 29 (Wade Hampton Boulevard) passes through the CDP, leading southwest 5 miles (8 km) to the center of Greenville and northeast 7 miles (11 km) to Greer.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.0 square miles (23.3 km²), of which 9.0 square miles (23.2 km²) are land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²), or 0.55%, are water.[3]

At the 2000 census there were 20,458 people in 9,210 households, including 5,645 families, in the CDP. The population density was 2,331.4 people per square mile (900.7/km²). There were 9,793 housing units at an average density of 1,116.0 per square mile (431.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.85% White, 8.08% African American, 0.18% Native American, 3.34% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.39% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.13%.[1]

Of the 9,210 households 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 32.7% of households were one person and 10.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.81.

The age distribution was 19.0% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median household income was $40,487 and the median family income was $54,106. Males had a median income of $40,528 versus $27,613 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $26,376. About 6.4% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

The French Bilingual School of South Carolina is located in Wade Hampton.[5][6]

The Greenville Saturday School (グリーンビル日本語補習授業校 Gurīnbiru Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a Japanese Saturday supplementary school, holds its classes at the French Bilingual School.[7]