Califon vs Hampton

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

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

Hampton has the higher population (1,127 vs 1,065 in Califon). Califon has the higher median household income ($130,938 vs $77,222 in Hampton). Califon has the higher median home value ($416,900 vs $298,000 in Hampton).

Population, income & housing

	Califon	Hampton
Population	1,065	1,127
Median age	40.9 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$130,938	$77,222
Median home value	$416,900	$298,000
Median gross rent	$1,438	$1,048
Housing units	443	511
Homeownership rate	87.1%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.9%	37.5%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Califon	Hampton
Population	1,139 → 1,065 (-6.5%)	1,309 → 1,127 (-13.9%)
Median household income	$97,019 → $130,938 (+35.0%)	$74,063 → $77,222 (+4.3%)
Median home value	$353,800 → $416,900 (+17.8%)	$260,500 → $298,000 (+14.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,120 → $1,438 (+28.4%)	$525 → $1,048 (+99.6%)

Califon

Population

1,1391,065

Median household income

$97,019$130,938

Median home value

$353,800$416,900

Median gross rent

$1,120$1,438

Hampton

Population

1,3091,127

Median household income

$74,063$77,222

Median home value

$260,500$298,000

Median gross rent

$525$1,048

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Califon	Hampton
Under 5	2.5%	7.9%
5 to 17	16.1%	12.3%
18 to 24	10.8%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.5%	12.6%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	17.3%	11.9%
55 to 64	16.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	8.5%	13.5%
75 and over	4.5%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Califon	Hampton
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	79.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.8%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Califon	Hampton
No high school diploma	1.9%	6.0%
High school graduate	18.8%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	38.8%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Califon	Hampton
Drove alone	76.3%	70.2%
Carpooled	4.1%	11.0%
Public transit	0.6%	3.1%
Walked	2.4%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	14.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Califon	Hampton
1-unit, detached	89.4%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	18.8%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Califon	Hampton
Poverty rate	8.8%	13.5%
Average household size	2.40	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	34	32
Median year structure built	1958	1959