Aurora vs Hampton

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

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

Aurora has the higher population (4,665 vs 493 in Hampton). Hampton has the higher median household income ($80,208 vs $71,051 in Aurora). Aurora has the higher median home value ($221,700 vs $174,500 in Hampton).

Population, income & housing

	Aurora	Hampton
Population	4,665	493
Median age	39.6 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,051	$80,208
Median home value	$221,700	$174,500
Median gross rent	$747	$875
Housing units	2,033	204
Homeownership rate	78.9%	88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.7%	26.1%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aurora	Hampton
Population	4,497 → 4,665 (+3.7%)	471 → 493 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$61,269 → $71,051 (+16.0%)	$72,813 → $80,208 (+10.2%)
Median home value	$143,400 → $221,700 (+54.6%)	$108,500 → $174,500 (+60.8%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $747 (-0.4%)	$717 → $875 (+22.0%)

Aurora

Population

4,4974,665

Median household income

$61,269$71,051

Median home value

$143,400$221,700

Median gross rent

$750$747

Hampton

Population

471493

Median household income

$72,813$80,208

Median home value

$108,500$174,500

Median gross rent

$717$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aurora	Hampton
Under 5	7.4%	4.1%
5 to 17	20.8%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.5%	10.8%
25 to 34	8.3%	17.4%
35 to 44	11.7%	9.7%
45 to 54	12.9%	9.3%
55 to 64	11.2%	13.2%
65 to 74	9.7%	10.5%
75 and over	10.7%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aurora	Hampton
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aurora	Hampton
No high school diploma	1.5%	4.1%
High school graduate	25.0%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aurora	Hampton
Drove alone	78.6%	90.0%
Carpooled	8.5%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	8.7%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aurora	Hampton
1-unit, detached	78.8%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Aurora	Hampton
Poverty rate	7.4%	4.9%
Average household size	2.67	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1973	1965