Hampton vs Rapids City

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

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

Hampton has the higher population (1,946 vs 1,012 in Rapids City). Rapids City has the higher median household income ($90,750 vs $86,679 in Hampton). Rapids City has the higher median home value ($207,600 vs $182,800 in Hampton).

Population, income & housing

	Hampton	Rapids City
Population	1,946	1,012
Median age	40.6 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$86,679	$90,750
Median home value	$182,800	$207,600
Median gross rent	$1,018	—
Housing units	897	464
Homeownership rate	83.4%	96.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampton	Rapids City
Population	2,118 → 1,946 (-8.1%)	1,065 → 1,012 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$70,081 → $86,679 (+23.7%)	$75,536 → $90,750 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$152,600 → $182,800 (+19.8%)	$180,100 → $207,600 (+15.3%)
Median gross rent	$926 → $1,018 (+9.9%)	$908 → $1,193 (+31.4%)

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

Rapids City

Population

1,0651,012

Median household income

$75,536$90,750

Median home value

$180,100$207,600

Median gross rent

$908$1,193

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampton	Rapids City
Under 5	6.5%	2.8%
5 to 17	16.6%	18.7%
18 to 24	8.1%	8.7%
25 to 34	12.4%	4.2%
35 to 44	9.5%	13.6%
45 to 54	12.6%	10.3%
55 to 64	9.8%	17.6%
65 to 74	14.9%	16.1%
75 and over	9.6%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampton	Rapids City
White (non-Hispanic)	76.3%	86.8%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	16.1%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampton	Rapids City
No high school diploma	7.8%	8.5%
High school graduate	30.0%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampton	Rapids City
Drove alone	78.6%	85.3%
Carpooled	7.5%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampton	Rapids City
1-unit, detached	86.2%	98.3%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hampton	Rapids City
Poverty rate	5.9%	3.5%
Average household size	2.22	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1974	1974