Hampton city vs Newport News city

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

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

Newport News city has the higher population (184,774 vs 137,334 in Hampton city). Hampton city has the higher median household income ($67,758 vs $66,718 in Newport News city). Newport News city has the higher median home value ($243,300 vs $234,100 in Hampton city).

Population, income & housing

	Hampton city	Newport News city
Population	137,334	184,774
Median age	36.5 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$67,758	$66,718
Median home value	$234,100	$243,300
Median gross rent	$1,346	$1,285
Housing units	62,503	81,850
Homeownership rate	55.6%	48.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	29.1%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampton city	Newport News city
Population	135,041 → 137,334 (+1.7%)	179,673 → 184,774 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$56,287 → $67,758 (+20.4%)	$53,215 → $66,718 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$186,700 → $234,100 (+25.4%)	$194,000 → $243,300 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,118 → $1,346 (+20.4%)	$1,057 → $1,285 (+21.6%)

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

Newport News city

Population

179,673184,774

Median household income

$53,215$66,718

Median home value

$194,000$243,300

Median gross rent

$1,057$1,285

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampton city	Newport News city
Under 5	6.1%	7.0%
5 to 17	15.5%	16.3%
18 to 24	10.7%	11.6%
25 to 34	15.7%	16.5%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.2%
55 to 64	13.4%	11.8%
65 to 74	9.7%	8.2%
75 and over	6.4%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampton city	Newport News city
White (non-Hispanic)	35.8%	39.8%
Black or African American	47.9%	40.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	2.2%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.8%
Two or more races	6.6%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampton city	Newport News city
No high school diploma	7.3%	8.2%
High school graduate	29.2%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampton city	Newport News city
Drove alone	77.8%	74.3%
Carpooled	8.7%	8.7%
Public transit	1.5%	1.9%
Walked	2.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.2%	9.3%
Other means	1.7%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampton city	Newport News city
1-unit, detached	63.2%	49.6%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	9.5%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	15.0%	20.7%
20 or more units	6.4%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Hampton city	Newport News city
Poverty rate	13.0%	15.1%
Average household size	2.31	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1974	1979