Baltimore Highlands vs Hampton

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

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

Baltimore Highlands has the higher population (8,564 vs 5,138 in Hampton). Hampton has the higher median household income ($171,969 vs $64,284 in Baltimore Highlands). Hampton has the higher median home value ($592,700 vs $258,000 in Baltimore Highlands).

Population, income & housing

	Baltimore Highlands	Hampton
Population	8,564	5,138
Median age	33.7 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$64,284	$171,969
Median home value	$258,000	$592,700
Median gross rent	$1,352	—
Housing units	3,134	1,849
Homeownership rate	52.9%	99.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	74.7%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baltimore Highlands	Hampton
Population	7,944 → 8,564 (+7.8%)	4,624 → 5,138 (+11.1%)
Median household income	$56,637 → $64,284 (+13.5%)	$140,929 → $171,969 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$192,300 → $258,000 (+34.2%)	$467,900 → $592,700 (+26.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,116 → $1,352 (+21.1%)	$3,295 → $3,501 (+6.3%)

Baltimore Highlands

Population

7,9448,564

Median household income

$56,637$64,284

Median home value

$192,300$258,000

Median gross rent

$1,116$1,352

Hampton

Population

4,6245,138

Median household income

$140,929$171,969

Median home value

$467,900$592,700

Median gross rent

$3,295$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baltimore Highlands	Hampton
Under 5	9.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.0%	21.1%
18 to 24	9.5%	5.2%
25 to 34	18.6%	4.6%
35 to 44	9.8%	10.9%
45 to 54	9.9%	16.7%
55 to 64	11.6%	15.9%
65 to 74	10.8%	10.9%
75 and over	3.8%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baltimore Highlands	Hampton
White (non-Hispanic)	34.4%	82.7%
Black or African American	26.3%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	2.8%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	29.0%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baltimore Highlands	Hampton
No high school diploma	26.6%	1.5%
High school graduate	33.4%	11.4%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	12.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	35.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	39.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baltimore Highlands	Hampton
Drove alone	68.2%	74.0%
Carpooled	10.6%	2.5%
Public transit	13.0%	3.3%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	19.1%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baltimore Highlands	Hampton
1-unit, detached	43.6%	95.9%
1-unit, attached	44.5%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Baltimore Highlands	Hampton
Poverty rate	22.6%	3.7%
Average household size	2.85	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1961	1962