Hampton vs Starke

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

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

Starke has the higher population (5,821 vs 462 in Hampton). Starke has the higher median household income ($46,291 vs $41,250 in Hampton). Starke has the higher median home value ($200,200 vs $92,700 in Hampton).

Population, income & housing

	Hampton	Starke
Population	462	5,821
Median age	47.7 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$41,250	$46,291
Median home value	$92,700	$200,200
Median gross rent	$781	$867
Housing units	212	2,529
Homeownership rate	67.7%	58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.4%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampton	Starke
Population	443 → 462 (+4.3%)	5,393 → 5,821 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$33,864 → $41,250 (+21.8%)	$32,177 → $46,291 (+43.9%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $92,700 (+15.9%)	$97,900 → $200,200 (+104.5%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $781 (+7.1%)	$863 → $867 (+0.5%)

Hampton

Population

443462

Median household income

$33,864$41,250

Median home value

$80,000$92,700

Median gross rent

$729$781

Starke

Population

5,3935,821

Median household income

$32,177$46,291

Median home value

$97,900$200,200

Median gross rent

$863$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampton	Starke
Under 5	7.4%	8.1%
5 to 17	14.1%	21.9%
18 to 24	3.7%	4.6%
25 to 34	7.6%	16.6%
35 to 44	13.0%	11.4%
45 to 54	10.4%	8.3%
55 to 64	20.8%	13.7%
65 to 74	3.9%	8.1%
75 and over	19.3%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampton	Starke
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	64.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	28.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampton	Starke
No high school diploma	23.7%	11.4%
High school graduate	42.5%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampton	Starke
Drove alone	88.8%	79.3%
Carpooled	10.0%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	6.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampton	Starke
1-unit, detached	55.2%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.5%
Mobile home & other	43.9%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Hampton	Starke
Poverty rate	29.1%	39.4%
Average household size	2.48	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	1985	1973