Hampton vs Port Byron

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

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

Port Byron has the higher population (1,959 vs 1,946 in Hampton). Port Byron has the higher median household income ($101,250 vs $86,679 in Hampton). Port Byron has the higher median home value ($259,300 vs $182,800 in Hampton).

Population, income & housing

	Hampton	Port Byron
Population	1,946	1,959
Median age	40.6 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$86,679	$101,250
Median home value	$182,800	$259,300
Median gross rent	$1,018	$513
Housing units	897	793
Homeownership rate	83.4%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	38.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampton	Port Byron
Population	2,118 → 1,946 (-8.1%)	2,101 → 1,959 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$70,081 → $86,679 (+23.7%)	$68,750 → $101,250 (+47.3%)
Median home value	$152,600 → $182,800 (+19.8%)	$201,700 → $259,300 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$926 → $1,018 (+9.9%)	$627 → $513 (-18.2%)

Hampton

Population

2,1181,946

Median household income

$70,081$86,679

Median home value

$152,600$182,800

Median gross rent

$926$1,018

Port Byron

Population

2,1011,959

Median household income

$68,750$101,250

Median home value

$201,700$259,300

Median gross rent

$627$513

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampton	Port Byron
Under 5	6.5%	5.9%
5 to 17	16.6%	18.8%
18 to 24	8.1%	6.3%
25 to 34	12.4%	11.5%
35 to 44	9.5%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.6%	14.8%
55 to 64	9.8%	14.2%
65 to 74	14.9%	10.8%
75 and over	9.6%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampton	Port Byron
White (non-Hispanic)	76.3%	91.6%
Black or African American	1.5%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	16.1%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampton	Port Byron
No high school diploma	7.8%	3.2%
High school graduate	30.0%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampton	Port Byron
Drove alone	78.6%	76.1%
Carpooled	7.5%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.2%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	14.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampton	Port Byron
1-unit, detached	86.2%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	11.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Hampton	Port Byron
Poverty rate	5.9%	8.6%
Average household size	2.22	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1974	1975