What is the population of Hampton city?

Hampton city has 137,334 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #8 of 688 in Virginia.

What is the median household income in Hampton city?

Median household income in Hampton city is $67,758 a year, 13.7% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hampton city?

Median gross rent is $1,346 a month and the median home value is $234,100, so rent absorbs about 23.8% of median household income.

Is Hampton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hampton city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Hampton, VA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Hampton, Virginia (Hampton, VA — Census place “Hampton city”) is 137,334 residents, ranking #8 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $67,758, the median home is worth $234,100 and median gross rent runs $1,346 a month. Looking for the Hampton Virginia ZIP code list? 11 ZIP codes serve Hampton, VA: 23605, 23651, 23661, 23663, 23664, 23665, 23666, 23667, 23668, 23669, 23681.

Population: 137,334Hampton city residents
Median household income: $67,758Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $234,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,346Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 36.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 55.6%Owner-occupied households

Hampton ZIP codes (Virginia)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Hampton.

The Hampton VA ZIP code list below covers 11 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Hampton city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Hampton city median would spend about 23.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13% of residents and 55.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Hampton city, VA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Hampton city is a mid-size city in Virginia, with 137,334 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #8 of 688 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 36.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Hampton city earn a median of $67,758 a year, 13.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 18% below the $82,986 median for the 383 Virginia cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 13% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Hampton city is valued at $234,100, 22.8% below the national figure and 20% below the $291,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,346 a month, 4.3% below the national figure, or roughly $16,152 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 55.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Hampton city?: Hampton city has 137,334 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #8 of 688 in Virginia.
What is the median household income in Hampton city?: Median household income in Hampton city is $67,758 a year, 13.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hampton city?: Median gross rent is $1,346 a month and the median home value is $234,100, so rent absorbs about 23.8% of median household income.
Is Hampton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hampton city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Hampton city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.