Hampton city vs Hanover County

A side-by-side comparison of Hampton city and Hanover County: population, income, housing, and more.

Hampton city and Hanover County are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hampton city has the higher population (137,334 vs 111,652 in Hanover County). Hanover County has the higher median household income ($109,504 vs $67,758 in Hampton city). Hanover County has the higher median home value ($372,700 vs $234,100 in Hampton city).

Population, income & housing

	Hampton city	Hanover County
Population	137,334	111,652
Median age	36.5 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$67,758	$109,504
Median home value	$234,100	$372,700
Median gross rent	$1,346	$1,496
Housing units	62,503	43,983
Homeownership rate	55.6%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	42.4%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampton city	Hanover County
Population	135,041 → 137,334 (+1.7%)	105,537 → 111,652 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$56,287 → $67,758 (+20.4%)	$89,390 → $109,504 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$186,700 → $234,100 (+25.4%)	$282,900 → $372,700 (+31.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,118 → $1,346 (+20.4%)	$1,159 → $1,496 (+29.1%)

Hampton city

Population

135,041137,334

Median household income

$56,287$67,758

Median home value

$186,700$234,100

Median gross rent

$1,118$1,346

Hanover County

Population

105,537111,652

Median household income

$89,390$109,504

Median home value

$282,900$372,700

Median gross rent

$1,159$1,496

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampton city	Hanover County
Under 5	6.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	15.5%	16.8%
18 to 24	10.7%	8.4%
25 to 34	15.7%	10.4%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.7%
45 to 54	10.1%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.4%	14.8%
65 to 74	9.7%	11.2%
75 and over	6.4%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampton city	Hanover County
White (non-Hispanic)	35.8%	81.2%
Black or African American	47.9%	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	2.2%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.6%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampton city	Hanover County
No high school diploma	7.3%	5.7%
High school graduate	29.2%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	16.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampton city	Hanover County
Drove alone	77.8%	76.2%
Carpooled	8.7%	5.4%
Public transit	1.5%	0.2%
Walked	2.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	16.2%
Other means	1.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampton city	Hanover County
1-unit, detached	63.2%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	15.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	6.4%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Hampton city	Hanover County
Poverty rate	13.0%	5.2%
Average household size	2.31	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1974	1990