Hampton, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,306

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

48.4

11.8% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

18.1%

13.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$47,088

3.75% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$99,400

Population & Diversity

Hampton, IA is home to a population of 4.31k people, from which 88.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 13.1% of Hampton, IA residents were born outside of the country (562 people).

In 2024, there were 7.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.96k people) in Hampton, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 411 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 393 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.1%

2024 Citizenship

91%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 88.1% of Hampton, IA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hampton, IA was 91%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hampton, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hampton, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.96k ± 189
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
411 ± 238
Other (Hispanic)
393 ± 195

28.4%

Hispanic Population

1.22k people

28.4% of the people in Hampton, IA are hispanic (1.22k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hampton, IA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
44,333 ± 5,134 people
India
11,889 ± 2,672 people
Guatemala
8,189 ± 2,219 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 44,333 Iowa residents, followed by India with 11,889 and Guatemala with 8,189.

Foreign-Born Population

13.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

562 people

9.84%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

424 people

As of 2024, 13.1% of Hampton, IA residents (562 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hampton, IA was 9.84%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hampton, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
153 ± 73
Gulf War (1990s)
57 ± 48
Korea
9 ± 18

Hampton, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.68 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Hampton, IA.

Economy

The economy of Hampton, IA employs 1.86k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hampton, IA were Manufacturing (612 people), Retail Trade (226 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (218 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($63,667), Transportation & Warehousing ($62,115), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,786).

Employment

Occupations

1.86k

2024 Value

± 283

2.37%

1 Year growth

± 20.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hampton, IA grew at a rate of 2.37%, from 1.81k employees to 1.86k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hampton, IA, are Production Occupations (456 people), Sales & Related Occupations (163 people), and Management Occupations (133 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hampton, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.86k

2024 Value

± 283

2.37%

1 Year growth

± 20.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hampton, IA grew at a rate of 2.37%, from 1.81k employees to 1.86k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hampton, IA, are Manufacturing (612 people), Retail Trade (226 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (218 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hampton, IA, though some of these residents may live in Hampton, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,144

Median earning men ± $6,404

$29,500

Median earning women ± $10,703

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($92,652), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($68,125), and Manufacturing ($58,819).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,962), Manufacturing ($40,625), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($36,458).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hampton, IA was $99,400 in 2024, which is 0.299 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $91,900 to $99,400, a 8.16% increase. The homeownership rate in Hampton, IA is 67.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hampton, IA have an average commute time of 19 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hampton, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$99,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,409

$1,218

Median Property Taxes

±$223

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hampton, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hampton, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

67.1%

Homeownership

2024

54.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.1% of the housing units in Hampton, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hampton, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$47,088

Median Household Income

± $5,024

1.82k

Number of Households

± 294

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.82k households in Hampton, IA declined from $47,088 from the previous year's value of $48,922.

The following chart displays the households in Hampton, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hampton, IA is from Iowa.

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (83.5%)
Carpooled (8.4%)
Worked At Home (3.74%)

In 2024, 83.5% of workers in Hampton, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.4%) and those who worked at home (3.74%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hampton, IA have a shorter commute time (19 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.04% of the workforce in Hampton, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hampton, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hampton, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hampton, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hampton, IA (760 out of 4.21k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hampton, IA is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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