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Virginia·Hampton County
37 tracts·138K people·$246K median·2,673/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Hampton is $245,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Hampton has 137,557 residents across 37 census tracts and 25 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 36.8; the population is 48.1% Black, 35.2% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% Multiracial, 2.2% Asian and 1.2% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 28.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.7% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Mary W. Jackson Elementary (92%), Samuel P. Langley Elementary (83%) and George P. Phenix Elementary (81%) lead the elementary schools; Francis W. Jones Magnet Middle (91%), Benjamin Syms Middle (70%) and Thomas Eaton Middle (70%) lead the middle schools; Bethel High (90%), Hampton High (89%) and Kecoughtan High (87%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,427/month, 10% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Hampton is $69,621 a year, 19% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Hampton, median rent is $1,427/month and the median home value is $245,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Hampton reported 2.9 violent crimes and 30.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 35°F; there are 99 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 49 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Hampton are wildfire (70), strong wind (68) and heat wave (67), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Hampton, 1.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).