Demographics of Hampton town, New Hampshire

Hampton town, New Hampshire had 16,381 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +148 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hampton town, in four figures

16,381
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,426 ±32.; +0.9%
Change since July 2020: +148 people.; 55.8 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $95,233 ±$8,769
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Hampton town, New Hampshire's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hampton town, New Hampshire'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Hampton town, New Hampshire's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hampton town, New Hampshire'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	16,233	100.0	100.0
2021	16,515	101.7	100.2
2022	16,467	101.4	100.7
2023	16,415	101.1	101.6
2024	16,419	101.1	102.5
2025	16,381	100.9	103.1

Population of Hampton town, New Hampshire on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,233	—
2021	16,515	+282
2022	16,467	−48
2023	16,415	−52
2024	16,419	+4
2025	16,381	−38

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 55.8 ±2.1: for men 55.2 ±2.5 and for women 56.6 ±2.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hampton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under 5	435 ±156	2.6% ±1.0	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,477 ±346	9.0% ±2.1	13.7% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	845 ±249	5.1% ±1.5	8.7% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,896 ±437	17.6% ±2.7	25.0% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,692 ±623	34.7% ±3.8	27.9% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,081 ±453	30.9% ±2.8	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $95,233 ±$8,769, and income per person $60,452 ±$3,518, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,031 ±$1,123 in New Hampshire and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hampton town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under $25,000	825 ±222	10.4% ±2.8	10.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,029 ±236	13.0% ±2.9	13.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,274 ±252	16.1% ±3.1	14.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,218 ±302	15.4% ±3.8	12.4% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,297 ±266	16.4% ±3.3	20.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	755 ±182	9.6% ±2.3	12.7% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,499 ±200	19.0% ±2.4	16.8% ±0.4	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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Hampshire	United States
All ages	905 ±292	5.6% ±1.8	7.2% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	11 to 107	0.7% to 5.5%	7.9% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	180 to 538	2.4% to 7.2%	6.8% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	487 ±140	7.1% ±1.9	7.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hampton town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hampton town	New Hampshire	United States
Housing units	10,384 ±407	648,472 ±247	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	76.0% ±1.8	85.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	24.0% ±2.3	14.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.8% ±2.4	72.8% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.2% ±3.4	27.2% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$550,200 ±$39,404	$402,500 ±$2,808	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,628 ±$94	$1,491 ±$15	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±3	1979 ±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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Hispanic or Latino	295 ±131	1.8% ±0.8	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,549 ±227	94.7% ±1.4	86.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 172	0% to 1.0%	1.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	61 to 227	0.4% to 1.4%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 146	0% to 0.9%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	303 ±117	1.8% ±0.7	4.0% ±0.2	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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Born in the state	4,881 ±485	29.7% ±3.0	40.8% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,943 ±526	66.6% ±3.2	51.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	21 to 133	0.1% to 0.8%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	525 ±155	3.2% ±0.9	6.1% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	413 ±140	2.5% ±0.9	3.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	45 to 179	0.3% to 1.1%	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Hampton town among the places and towns of New Hampshire

17th of 85 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Hampshire page.

Places of New Hampshire near Hampton town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Keene city	22,939 ±25
Portsmouth city	22,545 ±34
Derry CDP	21,339 ±1,078
Goffstown town	18,513 ±21
Laconia city	17,085 ±27
Hampton town	16,426 ±32
Milford town	16,337 ±37
Exeter town	16,151 ±35
Windham town	16,038 ±21
Durham town	15,080 ±41
Hooksett town	15,057 ±23

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026