CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hampton

New Hampshire · 7,989 residents · 5.45 sq mi

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Hampton is home to 7,989 people in New Hampshire. The typical home is worth $159,300. This is an unusually credentialed place: 33% of adults have a four-year degree. The median household earns $44,620, about 48% above the national median. The median age is 36.7, about 4 years above the US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.0% of people here.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

33% 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

7,989

−12%vs 2000

vs 9,126 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

36.7

−10%vs 2000

vs 40.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.45 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(440)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(527)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(439)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(549)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(545)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(1,271)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.1%(1,365)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.6%(1,010)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(711)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(651)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(375)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(106)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$44,620

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,356 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,881

−39%vs 2000

vs $30,769 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.0%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$159,300

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $181,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$585

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $688 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.5%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.2% in 2000

33.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(8,877)

Black0.2%(15)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(81)

Asian1.1%(99)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(7,867)

Black0.7%(59)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(124)

Asian0.4%(28)

Other0.4%(35)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.4%(45)

Central American0.3%(31)

Salvadoran0.3%(31)

South American0.3%(31)

Ecuadorian0.3%(31)

Puerto Rican0.2%(23)

Cuban0.2%(19)

Spaniard0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(41)

Korean0.3%(28)

Vietnamese0.2%(24)

Chinese0.2%(19)

Thai0.1%(15)

Asian Indian0.1%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(43)

Chamorro0.2%(22)

Ancestry

Irish29.1%(2,937)

English17.7%(1,790)

Italian12.2%(1,232)

German11.4%(1,156)

French Canadian9.5%(959)

French6.4%(647)

Scottish5.6%(569)

Polish3.2%(321)

American2.7%(273)

Portuguese2.3%(230)

Swedish1.7%(174)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(170)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Greek1.5%(151)

Norwegian0.8%(81)

Finnish0.6%(61)

Armenian0.6%(58)

Australian0.6%(56)

Canadian0.5%(47)

Welsh0.5%(46)

Hungarian0.4%(45)

Danish0.4%(43)

Swiss0.4%(39)

Bulgarian0.3%(28)

Arab0.2%(20)

Lebanese0.2%(20)

Slovak0.1%(15)

Russian0.1%(14)

Czech0.1%(13)

Ukrainian0.1%(8)

Dutch0%(5)

Austrian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population · Largest French Canadian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

33.4%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 40.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

89.6%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.8%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.4 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 19.3 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 married33%(1,459)

Married48.4%(2,138)

Widowed1.1%(50)

Divorced17.4%(770)

Women 15+

Never married23.7%(1,089)

Married51.2%(2,352)

Widowed9.7%(447)

Divorced15.4%(706)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.7%

−1.8 ptssince 2013

from 8.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.9%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 62.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.7%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.7%

+7.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.7%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 7.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.1%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 81.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.9%

+7.9 ptssince 2020

from 26.0% 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)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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