Epping vs Hampton

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

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

Hampton has the higher population (9,960 vs 2,808 in Epping). Hampton has the higher median household income ($96,322 vs $80,987 in Epping). Hampton has the higher median home value ($488,400 vs $334,700 in Epping).

Population, income & housing

	Epping	Hampton
Population	2,808	9,960
Median age	42.8 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	$80,987	$96,322
Median home value	$334,700	$488,400
Median gross rent	$1,877	$1,644
Housing units	1,256	4,475
Homeownership rate	76.7%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.5%	43.5%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Epping	Hampton
Population	1,889 → 2,808 (+48.7%)	9,166 → 9,960 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$61,875 → $80,987 (+30.9%)	$92,220 → $96,322 (+4.4%)
Median home value	$199,700 → $334,700 (+67.6%)	$372,000 → $488,400 (+31.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,242 → $1,877 (+51.1%)	$1,179 → $1,644 (+39.4%)

Epping

Population

1,8892,808

Median household income

$61,875$80,987

Median home value

$199,700$334,700

Median gross rent

$1,242$1,877

Hampton

Population

9,1669,960

Median household income

$92,220$96,322

Median home value

$372,000$488,400

Median gross rent

$1,179$1,644

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Epping	Hampton
Under 5	8.1%	3.0%
5 to 17	8.0%	13.6%
18 to 24	4.3%	4.1%
25 to 34	18.3%	12.1%
35 to 44	14.4%	10.3%
45 to 54	11.9%	15.8%
55 to 64	10.0%	17.6%
65 to 74	18.6%	13.7%
75 and over	6.3%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Epping	Hampton
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Epping	Hampton
No high school diploma	10.4%	4.9%
High school graduate	39.8%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Epping	Hampton
Drove alone	76.7%	72.1%
Carpooled	4.0%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	3.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	12.2%	20.2%
Other means	3.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Epping	Hampton
1-unit, detached	67.1%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	11.0%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	9.3%
20 or more units	1.3%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Epping	Hampton
Poverty rate	6.5%	3.7%
Average household size	2.32	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	37	26
Median year structure built	1984	1978