Demographics of Hampton city, Virginia

Hampton city, Virginia had 137,315 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +36 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hampton city, in four figures

137,315
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; < +0.1%
Change since July 2020: +36 people.; 36.8 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,621 ±$2,291
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Hampton city, Virginia's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hampton city, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Hampton city, Virginia's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hampton city, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	137,279	100.0	100.0
2021	137,771	100.4	100.2
2022	137,889	100.4	100.7
2023	137,043	99.8	101.6
2024	137,399	100.1	102.5
2025	137,315	100.0	103.1

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Population of Hampton city, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	137,279	+119	+71	−1	+7
2021	137,771	+492	−19	+78	+306
2022	137,889	+118	+76	+189	−44
2023	137,043	−846	+165	+156	−1,162
2024	137,399	+356	+12	+394	−34
2025	137,315	−84	+34	+214	−343

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.8 ±0.2: for men 34.8 ±0.1 and for women 38.6 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hampton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	8,240 ±82	6.0% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	21,371 ±774	15.5% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	14,522 ±791	10.6% ±0.6	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	38,927 ±878	28.3% ±0.6	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	31,535 ±943	22.9% ±0.7	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	22,962 ±906	16.7% ±0.7	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,621 ±$2,291, and income per person $37,706 ±$1,123, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hampton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	9,400 ±841	16.2% ±1.4	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	11,679 ±986	20.1% ±1.7	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	9,910 ±848	17.1% ±1.5	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	8,699 ±869	15.0% ±1.5	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	9,417 ±825	16.2% ±1.4	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,266 ±647	9.1% ±1.1	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,686 ±405	6.3% ±0.7	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Hampton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	17,002 ±1,933	12.7% ±1.4	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,798 ±898	19.8% ±2.9	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	8,074 ±902	11.1% ±1.2	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,130 ±458	9.8% ±1.4	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hampton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hampton city	Virginia	United States
Housing units	62,588 ±106	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.8% ±1.0	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.2% ±1.0	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.9% ±1.5	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.1% ±1.7	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$245,700 ±$4,742	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,427 ±$35	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±1	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Hampton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	9,447 ±0	6.9% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	48,479 ±385	35.2% ±0.3	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	66,188 ±1,229	48.1% ±0.9	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,085 ±272	2.2% ±0.2	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	339 ±94	0.2% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	6 to 126	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	608 to 1,858	0.4% to 1.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	8,720 ±1,070	6.3% ±0.8	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Hampton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	71,420 ±2,211	51.9% ±1.6	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	54,484 ±2,440	39.6% ±1.8	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,536 ±546	2.6% ±0.4	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	8,117 ±929	5.9% ±0.7	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5,871 ±790	4.3% ±0.6	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,246 ±493	1.6% ±0.4	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Hampton city among the counties of Virginia

15th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Hampton city in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Norfolk city	231,013	−2.9%
Newport News city	183,230	−1.5%
Stafford County	170,803	+8.3%
Alexandria city	160,662	+1.0%
Spotsylvania County	155,388	+10.5%
Hampton city	137,315	< +0.1%
Albemarle County	118,356	+5.1%
Hanover County	116,423	+5.6%
Suffolk city	104,699	+10.4%
Frederick County	99,955	+8.8%
Roanoke city	99,111	−0.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026