Population

137,315

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$245,700

Owner-occupied units

Hampton, VA

Virginia · 37.048° N, 76.297° W · 51 sq mi

Hampton is a city in Virginia, with a population of 137,315 and about 2,668 residents per square mile. The median household earns $69,621 a year, and the median home is worth $245,700.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

51 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,668

People per square mile

Rank by population

#218

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#225

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$69,621

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,427

Per month

Homeownership

56.9%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

22.5 min

One way

People

Median age

36.8

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

28.5%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

5.9%

Households

58,057

2.3 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 22.7^%

Professional & business services 11.9^%

Manufacturing 11.3^%

Retail trade 10.5^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Virginia

Name

Jacqueline Mars

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$39B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

The Plains

Source of wealth

Candy, pet food

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Virginia · private sector

Employer

Inova Health System

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Virginia

Company

RTX

Revenue

$80.7B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Arlington

Ticker

RTX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Virginia

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Flowering Dogwood

State capital

Richmond

Nickname

The Old Dominion

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Chesapeake, VA25 mi · 255,332
Suffolk, VA31 mi · 104,699
Richmond, VA73 mi · 237,257
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