Hampton city, Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 137,334
Median household income: $67,758
Median home value: $234,100

Home to 137,334 residents, Hampton city is one of Virginia's counties. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $67,758 runs below the Virginia figure of $90,974.

From 2019 to 2023, Hampton city's population grew 1.7% from 135,041 to 137,334, while its median household income rose 20.4% from $56,287 to $67,758.

Households average 2.31 people. The median gross rent is $1,346.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 137,334
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $67,758
Median home value: $234,100
Median gross rent: $1,346
Housing units: 62,503
Homeownership rate: 55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	135,041	$56,287	$186,700	$1,118
2020	135,169	$57,041	$188,600	$1,115
2021	136,748	$59,380	$191,000	$1,159
2022	137,217	$64,430	$219,800	$1,255
2023	137,334	$67,758	$234,100	$1,346

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,324	6.1%
5 to 17	21,259	15.5%
18 to 24	14,696	10.7%
25 to 34	21,517	15.7%
35 to 44	17,117	12.5%
45 to 54	13,888	10.1%
55 to 64	18,411	13.4%
65 to 74	13,266	9.7%
75 and over	8,856	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	49,231	35.8%
Black or African American	65,782	47.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	305	0.2%
Asian	2,997	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	81	0.1%
Some other race	808	0.6%
Two or more races	9,046	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,084	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate29.2%

Some college or associate's36.1%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,774	7.3%
High school graduate	27,162	29.2%
Some college or associate's	33,548	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	15,923	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9,648	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit1.5%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	52,569	77.8%
Carpooled	5,856	8.7%
Public transit	1,041	1.5%
Walked	1,343	2.0%
Bicycle	92	0.1%
Worked from home	5,535	8.2%
Other means	1,169	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18,938	30.5%
15 to 29 min	26,389	42.5%
30 to 44 min	10,556	17.0%
45 to 59 min	3,276	5.3%
60+ min	2,911	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 13.0% (17,351 of 133,087)

	Count	Share
Family households	34,015	58.9%
Nonfamily households	23,725	41.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	57,740	92.4%
Vacant	4,763	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	32,118	55.6%
Renter-occupied	25,622	44.4%

1-unit, detached63.2%

1-unit, attached7.2%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units15.0%

20 or more units6.4%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	39,525	63.2%
1-unit, attached	4,480	7.2%
2 to 4 units	4,230	6.8%
5 to 19 units	9,360	15.0%
20 or more units	3,986	6.4%
Mobile home & other	922	1.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 51650
State: Virginia
Land area: 51 sq mi
Water area: 85 sq mi
Center point: 37.0480, -76.2973