HopkinsSC
Is Hopkins a good place to live?
The best of Hopkins’ subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for health. 26% of residents live below the poverty line in Hopkins, against 17% in South Carolina’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. On cost of living, just 21 of South Carolina’s 261 towns do better. Hopkins has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Grovewood and Barber House. Hopkins has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Hopkins stand out
Where Hopkins beats most towns.
Typical home value
Hopkins has shrunk 13% from 2010 to 2020
2,882 counted in 2010 and 2,514 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Hopkins grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Hopkins is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Hopkins: who provides what
Hopkins is unincorporated, so Richland County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hopkins.
A larger share of adults have diabetes in Hopkins than in most of South Carolina or the rest of the country
24% of Hopkins adults have diabetes, where South Carolina’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 12%. 54% of adults have high blood pressure in Hopkins. Hopkins beats the South Carolina average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22.
| Hopkins | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 15% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 54% | 40% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Hopkins | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11% | 15.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7% | 8.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 17.7% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Hopkins fall behind 71% of South Carolina districts
Its public schools are run by the Richland 01 school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkins MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 458 | D− |
| The Uhuru Academy Education Solutions PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 40 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
Homes in Hopkins are worth about $192K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Hopkins home is worth about $192,000, down 2.1% in a year, 37% below the South Carolina typical home. 86% of Hopkins households own their home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Hopkins stands out in South Carolina and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
Jobs based in Hopkins fell to 92 in 2023, 47 fewer than in 2013. Among 170 South Carolina towns, just 1 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Hopkins. Hopkins’ average trip to work is 27 minutes.
| Hopkins | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 6.1% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Hopkins
Hopkins has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Hopkins is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hopkins faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Hopkins | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Congaree National Park and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hopkins. Close and well known come first.
4 mi National ParkCongaree National Park288K visitors a year
11 mi Stadium & arenaWilliams-Brice Stadium15 mi LakeAlcohol and Drug Abuse Lake
29 mi LakeLake Murray
12 mi Stadium & arenaColonial Life Arena
15 mi Zoo & aquariumRiverbanks ZooPhoto credits
Congaree National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Williams-Brice Stadium: SRA MARVIN PRESTON, Public domain · Lake Murray: Greygh0st at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Colonial Life Arena: Dfscgt21, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Riverbanks Zoo: Carlo Giovannetti (Thief12), CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Hopkins
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Hopkins
About 1 of every 100 Hopkins residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
100% of working residents leave Hopkins for work
Where Hopkins’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Famous people from Hopkins
10 notable people were born in Hopkins.
About Hopkins
Census-designated place in South Carolina, United States
Hopkins is a census-designated place (CDP) in Richland County, South Carolina, United States. It was founded circa 1836 and named after John Hopkins (1739–1775). It is located 11 miles (18 km) southeast of downtown Columbia and is part of the Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the Hopkins CDP was 2,882.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 17 sq mi
- Elevation
- 170 ft
- ZIP code
- 29061
Questions about Hopkins
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hopkins, SC expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
What is Hopkins, SC known for?
10 notable people were born here, including Teyonah Parris and Tim Burroughs.