CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hampton

Maryland · 4,926 residents · 5.95 sq mi

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Hampton is a city of 4,926 people in Maryland. The median age is 47.2, about 14 years above the US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 54% of adults have a four-year degree. Owners hold 97% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $217,400. The median household earns $67,778, about 125% above the national median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 47.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

54% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,926

−2%vs 2000

vs 5,004 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

47.2

−1%vs 2000

vs 47.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.95 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.6%(229)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(282)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.7%(233)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195%(248)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(263)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 348.3%(408)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(665)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.7%(724)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6417.2%(845)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.3%(703)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(288)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(38)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$67,778

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $95,546 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$32,530

−26%vs 2000

vs $43,850 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.1%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$217,400

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $249,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$795

+40%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $750 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

97.0%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 97.1% in 2000

3.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.3%(4,518)

Black1.4%(71)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(74)

Asian6%(300)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.4%(4,504)

Black1.3%(66)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(84)

Asian6.9%(342)

Other0.3%(14)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American1.6%(84)

Spaniard1.3%(69)

Argentine0.7%(40)

Colombian0.7%(35)

Dominican0.6%(30)

Cuban0.4%(24)

Puerto Rican0.3%(15)

Mexican0.2%(12)

Chilean0.2%(9)

Asian origin

Chinese2%(110)

Korean1.6%(87)

Burmese1.5%(79)

Taiwanese1.1%(57)

Asian Indian0.6%(32)

Filipino0.5%(27)

Pakistani0.4%(22)

Ancestry

German30%(1,609)

Irish29.3%(1,572)

Italian14.8%(795)

English12.5%(671)

American5.2%(279)

Greek3.8%(206)

Polish3.5%(186)

Swedish1.5%(81)

French1.5%(80)

Dutch1.4%(73)

Scottish1.1%(60)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(46)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.8%(44)

Russian0.7%(39)

Welsh0.7%(39)

British0.7%(35)

Norwegian0.7%(35)

Armenian0.5%(29)

Lithuanian0.5%(29)

Ukrainian0.4%(21)

Czech0.3%(15)

Canadian0.3%(14)

Hungarian0.3%(14)

Arab0.1%(8)

Lebanese0.1%(8)

French Canadian0.1%(8)

Slovak0.1%(7)

Subsaharan African0.1%(4)

Austrian0.1%(3)

Ethiopian0%(2)

Nigerian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

53.9%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

91.5%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

26.7%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.1 min

+45%vs 2000

vs 15.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25.7%(553)

Married67.9%(1,464)

Widowed0.6%(12)

Divorced5.8%(126)

Women 15+

Never married21.2%(473)

Married67.2%(1,498)

Widowed3.7%(82)

Divorced7.9%(177)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.9%

−0.9 ptssince 2013

from 1.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

75.2%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 72.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.8%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.0%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

8.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 7.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.6%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 86.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 27.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)13.5%(13)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.5%(11)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.2%(28)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.3%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 96 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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