Hampton vs Thornton

A side-by-side comparison of Hampton and Thornton: population, income, housing, and more.

Hampton and Thornton are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hampton has the higher population (1,185 vs 315 in Thornton). Thornton has the higher median household income ($62,917 vs $48,182 in Hampton). Hampton has the higher median home value ($86,300 vs $57,600 in Thornton).

Population, income & housing

	Hampton	Thornton
Population	1,185	315
Median age	38.1 yrs	53.6 yrs
Median household income	$48,182	$62,917
Median home value	$86,300	$57,600
Median gross rent	$950	$625
Housing units	591	154
Homeownership rate	68.1%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.9%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	24.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampton	Thornton
Population	1,490 → 1,185 (-20.5%)	595 → 315 (-47.1%)
Median household income	$45,391 → $48,182 (+6.1%)	$36,964 → $62,917 (+70.2%)
Median home value	$69,300 → $86,300 (+24.5%)	$71,700 → $57,600 (-19.7%)
Median gross rent	$689 → $950 (+37.9%)	$576 → $625 (+8.5%)

Hampton

Population

1,4901,185

Median household income

$45,391$48,182

Median home value

$69,300$86,300

Median gross rent

$689$950

Thornton

Population

595315

Median household income

$36,964$62,917

Median home value

$71,700$57,600

Median gross rent

$576$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampton	Thornton
Under 5	10.8%	3.5%
5 to 17	15.1%	11.7%
18 to 24	6.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.0%	21.3%
35 to 44	11.5%	4.4%
45 to 54	8.9%	10.2%
55 to 64	16.2%	10.8%
65 to 74	11.3%	31.1%
75 and over	6.3%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampton	Thornton
White (non-Hispanic)	76.4%	81.0%
Black or African American	17.0%	18.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampton	Thornton
No high school diploma	23.6%	14.6%
High school graduate	40.8%	24.7%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.9%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampton	Thornton
Drove alone	92.3%	83.0%
Carpooled	7.7%	16.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampton	Thornton
1-unit, detached	77.8%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	19.5%

Poverty & households

	Hampton	Thornton
Poverty rate	12.4%	16.8%
Average household size	2.68	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	25	17
Median year structure built	1975	1971