COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hampton vs Norfolk
PLACE A
Hampton, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Norfolk, Virginia
Hampton is 99% smaller than Norfolk. Norfolk earns more, with a median household income $22,637 higher.
HAMPTONNORFOLKDIFFERENCE
Total population2,598231,013−99% vs Norfolk
Population density5764,336−3,761
Population growth-4.1%-2.0%−2.1 pts
Median age50.232.7+17.5
Male49.9%50.7%−0.8 pts
Female50.1%49.3%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born4.3%7.9%−3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic43.6%41.2%+2.4 pts
Black49.3%38.9%+10.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%10.1%−10.1 pts
Asian4.2%3.6%+0.6 pts
Other2.9%6.1%−3.3 pts
Median household income$43,472$66,109−$22,637
Per capita income$27,020$39,457−$12,437
Poverty rate18.3%16.5%+1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4480.474−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%33.5%−23.0 pts
Graduate degree5.8%14.1%−8.2 pts
Unemployment rate11.8%5.7%+6.1 pts
Labor force participation45.6%69.8%−24.3 pts
Median home value$206,400$289,900−$83,500
Median gross rent$909$1,321−$412
Owner-occupied66.7%46.3%+20.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.9%8.3%+5.6 pts
Rent-burdened households39.9%52.8%−13.0 pts
Average commute29.323.0+6.3
Worked from home4.6%10.2%−5.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Uninsured6.6%9.1%−2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025