City safety & data profile

HamptonVA

Hampton, VA is a 137K-resident city in Hampton city with a median household income of $69,621.

Hampton city, Virginia. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Hampton, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Hampton has a population larger than 95% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $245,700, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-16
137K
Population (place)
Top 5%
By size
$69,621
Median income (place)
$245,700
Median home (place)
12.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Hampton

Hampton posts a median household income higher than 36% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the Hampton area.

Bottom 37%
by median income, US cities
2
hospitals in & near Hampton

Composite score · Hampton, VA

46/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024

A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Violent crime B+
194 /100k

FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.

Poverty rate D
12.7%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Bachelor's+ share F
28.5%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Household income F
$69,621

Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Compare against every tracked city: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).

Where Hampton income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$69,621 Bottom 36% higher than 36% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Hampton $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

VA cities ranked by population

Population among 102 VA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Virginia Beach is the largest VA city on this list; Great Falls leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in VA

The same 102-city VA pool, sorted by median household income instead of headcount. Tooltip carries the population rank.

median

What this shows Great Falls leads this pool on median income; Virginia Beach is the population leader instead.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Hampton, VA beyond the headline numbers

Hampton sits inside Hampton city, Virginia, at roughly 37.03°N, -76.35°W. Population 137,148, $69,621 median household income. Median home value $245,700, median rent $1,427. Poverty rate 12.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

2 hospitals in/around Hampton, 4/5 avg rating, 2 with an ER. Climate: 59.8°F annual average, 47.8" precipitation.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 44% in Hampton, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

Unemployment in Hampton sits at 5.8%, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 10.4% of Hampton workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

The median home in Hampton costs roughly 3.5 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

28.5% of Hampton adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the midpoint of reporting cities.

Poverty in Hampton, VA stands at 12.7%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Median rent in Hampton, VA runs $1,427/month, below the midpoint for reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Hampton from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Hampton city): Hampton's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
138K+0%
Median Income
$69,621+37%
Median Home Value
$245,700+26%
Poverty Rate
12.7%-15%
Unemployment
5.8%-42%

Economics

The clearest outlier in Hampton's numbers is median household income: $69,621, which is 22% below what's typical across the tracked-city set. Median rent also diverges: $1,427/mo, 7% below average.

Economics indicators for Hampton, VA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,427/mo
Poverty Rate
12.7%
Unemployment 5.8%
Bachelor's Degree+ 28.5%
Work From Home 10.4%
Public Transit 1.2%

Population

White 36.7%
African American 49.3%
Asian 2.3%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
44%
Obesity
40.1%
High Blood Pressure
39.7%
Physical Inactivity
26.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.4%
Diabetes
15%
Current Smoking
14.3%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.1%
Binge Drinking
13.1%
Current Asthma
12%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 62.3%
Annual Checkup 81.3%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
9.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.5%
Stroke
4.1%

Nearby Healthcare 2 total

CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
2
★★★
0
★★
0
★
0
Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
2
With ER
2
HAMPTON VA MEDICAL CENTER
HAMPTON · Acute Care - Veterans Administration · ER
★★★★☆
SENTARA CAREPLEX HOSPITAL
HAMPTON · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

Climate

NOAA 1991-2020 Normals
Avg Temperature
60°F
Annual Rainfall
47.8"
Hot Months (>80°F)
4
Cold Months (<40°F)
0
49°
32°
Jan
3.5"
52°
34°
Feb
2.9"
58°
40°
Mar
4.4"
68°
49°
Apr
3.3"
76°
58°
May
3.8"
83°
67°
Jun
4.0"
87°
71°
Jul
5.3"
85°
71°
Aug
4.9"
79°
65°
Sep
4.8"
70°
53°
Oct
3.9"
60°
42°
Nov
3.3"
52°
36°
Dec
3.7"

Cost of Living

BEA 2024
97.9 Regional Price Parity

2.1% below national average

US avg
97.9

Metro area: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC (MSA)

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.

Flood Insurance Claims History

FEMA NFIP, county-level
227
Claims filed
$2.8M
Total paid out
AE
Most common flood zone

Since 2016, NFIP has paid out $2.8M across 227 flood insurance claims filed in Hampton city.

Hurricane Matthew alone generated 129 of those claims, the county's largest named flood event in this record.

Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.

What alerts and safety updates affect Hampton?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Hampton right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet VA-HAMPTON · Hampton

Hampton: 32 tagged alerts; lead category Environment Agency flood warning.

  • VOL-HEAVY 32 on record
  • MIX-LED 91% uk-floods
  • DESK-MIX NOAA
  • NEAR-PEER 36 · Somerset

Tagged alert mix: Hampton

Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag

Value

What this shows 32 tagged notices on record for Hampton.

Source Areazine publication corpus As of Live tagged feed

Nearest tagged-volume peer: Somerset, NJ (36 tagged · Δ4)

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Hampton; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Virginia state hubs · Methodology

Other cities with a matching alert count 4

Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (32 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.

Somerset, NJ 36 alerts El Paso, TX 16 alerts Phoenix, AZ 15 alerts California, MD 15 alerts

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Frequently Asked Questions 9

What is the population of Hampton, VA? ▼
Hampton, VA has a population of 137,148 people, located in Hampton city, Virginia.
What is the median household income in Hampton? ▼
The median household income in Hampton, VA is $69,621 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 12.7%.
What is the median home value in Hampton? ▼
The median home value in Hampton, VA is $245,700. Median rent is $1,427/month.
What are the top health concerns in Hampton? ▼
The top health indicators in Hampton include Short Sleep Duration (44%), Obesity (40.1%), High Blood Pressure (39.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Hampton? ▼
Hampton has 2 hospitals with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 2 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Hampton? ▼
The median age in Hampton, VA is 36.8 years. 28.5% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the climate like in Hampton? ▼
Hampton has an average annual temperature of 59.8°F and 47.8" of annual precipitation.
What is the cost of living in Hampton? ▼
The regional price parity for Hampton is 97.941, meaning prices are 2.1% below the national average.
How many flood insurance claims has Hampton city filed? ▼
Hampton city, Virginia has recorded 227 NFIP flood insurance claims since 2016, totaling $2.8M in payouts. This is county-level data: FEMA does not attribute individual claims to a specific city.

Comparable cities by poverty or income, nationwide 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Hampton, both outside Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside VA (12.7% here).

Portland, OR 12.7% Lincoln, NE 12.7% Rialto, CA 12.7% South Gate, CA 12.7%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside VA ($69,621 here).

Lockhart, FL $69,602 Watertown, SD $69,600 Ashwaubenon, WI $69,667 Four Corners, OR $69,669

Compare Hampton with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

Quick picks:

Cities Close By 8

East Hampton, VA 148K Poquoson, VA 12K Newport News, VA 186K Norfolk, VA 238K Portsmouth, VA 96K Portsmouth Heights, VA 99K Chesapeake, VA 235K Suffolk, VA 88K
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Using Hampton's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Hampton area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Hampton against Virginia peers on any ranking lens. Explore Virginia

Place-level figures for population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) come from U.S. Census ACS; health data is CDC PLACES; hospital counts cover facilities in and around the city. Any county-level trend is labeled as such.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Hampton city) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-16.