Hampton city, Virginia

Hampton city has a population of 137,557 and has grown 0.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $245,700, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $69,621.

Home price
$245,700
Income
$69,621
Population
137,557
Unemployment
6.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$245,700county
Median gross rent$1,427county
Median year homes here were built1974county
Share of homes built before 198056.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented43.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,692county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,713county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,512county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,376county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$69,621county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate12.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.4%county
Unemployment rate6.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.0%county
Share of workers employed by government23.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.7%county
Economic output per resident$66,546county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.95%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service9.2 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport68787county
Miles to nearest general aviation field19 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station9.9 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.6%county
Traffic deaths15.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher28.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.0%county
Public schools in the county30county
Public school enrollment19472county
Students per full-time teacher14.0county
Free lunch eligible90.1%county
Elementary schools20county
Middle schools5county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians37county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter6.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.3%county
Frequent mental distress18.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population137,557county
Land area in square miles51county
People per square mile of land2673.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores19county
Convenience stores40county
Share living far from a food store13.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract10.9%county
Population change since 2020+0.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age36.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.7%county
Share of households that are one person35.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.9%county
Second languages8.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls52.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents108county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in6,725county
Households that moved away6,911county
Average income of arriving households$45,241county
Average income of departing households$48,077county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year100county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature60.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.37 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F27 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing51 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days272 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 6county
Average first fall frostDec 3county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$142county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,005 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity50.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas45.8%county
Homes heated by propane2.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.7%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband93.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk62.6county
Coastal flood risk80.4county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk5.9county
Hail risk43.4county
Earthquake risk65.0county
Tornado risk56.1county
Tropical cyclone risk85.4county
Extreme heat risk78.8county
Winter weather risk30.2county
Strong wind risk62.7county
Wildfire risk24.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Hampton city directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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