Atkinson vs Hampstead

A side-by-side comparison of Atkinson and Hampstead: population, income, housing, and more.

Atkinson and Hampstead are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hampstead has the higher population (9,129 vs 487 in Atkinson). Hampstead has the higher median household income ($90,184 vs $60,000 in Atkinson). Hampstead has the higher median home value ($395,900 vs $135,900 in Atkinson).

Population, income & housing

	Atkinson	Hampstead
Population	487	9,129
Median age	33.8 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,000	$90,184
Median home value	$135,900	$395,900
Median gross rent	$1,688	$1,189
Housing units	186	3,280
Homeownership rate	88.0%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	38.3%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atkinson	Hampstead
Population	392 → 487 (+24.2%)	5,901 → 9,129 (+54.7%)
Median household income	$40,625 → $60,000 (+47.7%)	$78,333 → $90,184 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$92,200 → $135,900 (+47.4%)	$287,600 → $395,900 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,688 (+90.5%)	$1,087 → $1,189 (+9.4%)

Atkinson

Population

392487

Median household income

$40,625$60,000

Median home value

$92,200$135,900

Median gross rent

$886$1,688

Hampstead

Population

5,9019,129

Median household income

$78,333$90,184

Median home value

$287,600$395,900

Median gross rent

$1,087$1,189

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atkinson	Hampstead
Under 5	13.3%	7.1%
5 to 17	20.7%	21.4%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.9%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.5%	14.3%
45 to 54	8.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.8%	10.7%
65 to 74	7.4%	7.3%
75 and over	5.1%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atkinson	Hampstead
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	78.5%
Black or African American	5.1%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	29.4%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atkinson	Hampstead
No high school diploma	3.1%	5.2%
High school graduate	41.3%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	44.0%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	27.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atkinson	Hampstead
Drove alone	96.0%	72.3%
Carpooled	1.5%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	17.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atkinson	Hampstead
1-unit, detached	79.6%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	3.8%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	18.5%

Poverty & households

	Atkinson	Hampstead
Poverty rate	12.3%	10.1%
Average household size	2.93	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	33	30
Median year structure built	1957	2001