Hampton vs Newmarket

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

Hampton and Newmarket 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 5,730 in Newmarket). Hampton has the higher median household income ($96,322 vs $83,871 in Newmarket). Hampton has the higher median home value ($488,400 vs $364,800 in Newmarket).

Population, income & housing

	Hampton	Newmarket
Population	9,960	5,730
Median age	50.4 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$96,322	$83,871
Median home value	$488,400	$364,800
Median gross rent	$1,644	$1,668
Housing units	4,475	2,938
Homeownership rate	76.3%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.5%	51.9%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampton	Newmarket
Population	9,166 → 9,960 (+8.7%)	5,660 → 5,730 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$92,220 → $96,322 (+4.4%)	$68,500 → $83,871 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$372,000 → $488,400 (+31.3%)	$255,400 → $364,800 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,179 → $1,644 (+39.4%)	$1,278 → $1,668 (+30.5%)

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

Newmarket

Population

5,6605,730

Median household income

$68,500$83,871

Median home value

$255,400$364,800

Median gross rent

$1,278$1,668

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampton	Newmarket
Under 5	3.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	13.6%	7.7%
18 to 24	4.1%	8.8%
25 to 34	12.1%	26.1%
35 to 44	10.3%	14.9%
45 to 54	15.8%	12.3%
55 to 64	17.6%	11.0%
65 to 74	13.7%	10.6%
75 and over	9.8%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampton	Newmarket
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	88.9%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.0%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampton	Newmarket
No high school diploma	4.9%	0.8%
High school graduate	24.1%	12.9%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.2%	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	17.4%	20.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampton	Newmarket
Drove alone	72.1%	75.5%
Carpooled	6.3%	4.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.6%
Walked	0.5%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.2%	14.2%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampton	Newmarket
1-unit, detached	63.3%	26.9%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	12.6%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	17.5%
20 or more units	7.9%	28.7%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Hampton	Newmarket
Poverty rate	3.7%	6.6%
Average household size	2.26	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1978	1982