Hampton is home to 10,101 people in New Hampshire. The median age is 51.2, about 12 years above the US median. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. 4% of people here were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $545,300, having roughly tripled since 2000. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $97,163, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 65%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hampton
What changed most since 1990
Median age36.7 → 51.2(+14.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants66.5% → 74.5%(+8.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hampton's population equals 3.2% of Rockingham County's. Its number of households without a car equals 6.6% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 4.2% of the county's.
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)17%(125)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.2%(193)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.4%(275)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.3%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 736 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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Over time
Hampton, decade by decade
Hampton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,989
$107,091
$382,331
33.4%
7.0
2000
9,126
$104,483
$331,359
40.3%
6.7
2010
9,656
$101,300
$487,819
40.3%
12.1
2020
9,597
$99,499
$473,301
43.2%
17.7
2024
10,101
$97,163
$545,300
44.2%
13.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
