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Population (year 2000): 146,437. Estimated
population in July 2005: 145,579 (-0.6% change)
Males: 72,579 (49.6%), Females: 73,858 (50.4%)
Zip codes:
23661,
23663,
23664,
23665,
23666,
23669.
Median resident age: 34.0 years
Median household income: $39,532 (year 2000)
Median house value: $91,100 (year 2000)
Races in Hampton:
- White Non-Hispanic (48.5%)
- Black (44.7%)
- Hispanic (2.8%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Other race (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (9.0%), English (7.8%),
United States (7.2%), Irish (7.1%), Italian (2.7%), French
(1.9%).
Elevation: 10 feet
Land area: 51.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hampton
- High school or higher: 85.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
- Unemployed: 6.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hampton city
- Never married: 28.4%
- Now married: 51.5%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 9.9%
3.9% Foreign born (1.5% Asia, 1.1% Europe, 0.9%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +12,427 (+9.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Hampton:
- COLUMBIA PENINSULA BEHAVIORIAL CENTER (2244
EXECUTIVE DRIVE)
- SENTARA HAMPTON GENL HOSP (3120 VICTORIA
BLVD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Hampton:
- RIVERSIDE REHAB INSTITUTE (about 6 miles; NEWPORT
NEWS, VA)
- NEWPORT NEWS GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles;
NEWPORT NEWS, VA)
- RIVERSIDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles;
NEWPORT NEWS, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hampton:
- LANGLEY AFB (about 3 miles; HAMPTON, VA; ID: LFI)
- NORFOLK NS (about 9 miles; NORFOLK, VA; ID: NGU)
- NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 11
miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; ID: PHF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hampton:
- NORFOLK INTL (about 16 miles; NORFOLK, VA; ID: ORF)
- HAMPTON ROADS EXECUTIVE (about 20 miles; NORFOLK,
VA; ID: PVG)
- CHESAPEAKE REGIONAL (about 27 miles; NORFOLK, VA;
ID: CPK)
Amtrak stations near Hampton:
- 7 miles: NEWPORT NEWS (9304 WARWICK BLVD.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi
service, public transit connection.
- 14 miles: NORFOLK (MONTICELLO AVE. & VA. BEACH
BLVD.) - Bus Station. Services: public payphones, free
short-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus
service, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Hampton:
- HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment:
5,249; Private, not-for-profit; Website:
www.hamptonu.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (FT
enrollment: 3,884; Location: 99 Thomas Nelson Drive;
Public; Website: www.tncc.cc.va.us)
- VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN (FT
enrollment: 95; Location: 101 West Queens Way; Private,
for-profit)
- NEW HORIZONS REGIONAL EDUC CENTER SCH OF PRAC
NURS (FT enrollment: 55; Location: 520 BUTLER FARM
RD; Public)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Hampton:
- CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles;
NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 4,432)
- OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; NORFOLK,
VA; FT enrollment: 13,330)
- TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles;
NORFOLK, VA; FT enrollment: 11,042)
- NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; NORFOLK,
VA; FT enrollment: 5,820)
- ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 20 miles; VIRGINIA
BEACH, VA; FT enrollment: 2,083)
- COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY (about 33 miles;
WILLIAMSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 7,133)
- VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles;
PETERSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 3,641)
Public high schools in Hampton:
- BETHEL HIGH (Students: 2,052; Location: 1067
BIG BETHEL RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- KECOUGHTAN HIGH (Students: 1,896; Location:
522 WOODLAND RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HAMPTON HIGH (Students: 1,588; Location: 1491
W QUEEN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PHOEBUS HIGH (Students: 1,364; Location: 100
IRELAND ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NEW HORIZONS REG ED CTR (Location: 520 BUTLER
FARM ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NEW HORIZONS GOV SCHOOL (Location: 520 BUTLER
FARM RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Hampton:
- BETHEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 275;
Location: PO BOX 9128; Grades: PK - 12)
- HAMPTON CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 245;
Location: 2419 N ARMISTEAD AVE; Grades: 7 - 12)
- CENTRAL BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 47;
Location: 3100 BUTTERNUT DR; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Hampton:
- JEFFERSON DAVIS MIDDLE (Students: 1,131;
Location: 1435 TODDS LN; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BENJAMIN SYMS MIDDLE (Students: 1,119;
Location: 170 FOX HILL RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- C. ALTON LINDSAY MIDDLE (Students: 975;
Location: 1636 BRIARFIELD RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- THOMAS EATON MIDDLE (Students: 882; Location:
2108 CUNNINGHAM DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- C. VERNON SPRATLEY MIDDLE (Students: 877;
Location: 339 WOODLAND RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FRANCIS W. JONES MAGNET MIDDLE (Students:
589; Location: 1819 NICKERSON BLVD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CHRISTOPHER C KRAFT ELEM. (Students: 576;
Location: 600 CONCORD DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- LUTHER W MACHEN ELEM. (Students: 573;
Location: 20 SACRAMENTO DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- ALFRED S. FORREST ELEM. (Students: 542;
Location: 1406 TODDS LN; Grades: PK - 05)
- CESAR TARRANT ELEM. (Students: 527; Location:
1589 WINGFIELD DR; Grades: PK - 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Hampton:
- GLORIA DEI LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 613;
Location: 250 FOX HILL RD; Grades: PK - 5)
- MARY ATKINS ELEMENTARY (Students: 297;
Location: 2424 N ARMISTEAD AVE; Grades: PK - 6)
- CALVARY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 286;
Location: 2311 TOWER PLACE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST MARY STAR OF THE SEA SCHOOL (Students:
234; Location: 14 NORTH WILLARD AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- FAITH OUTREACHEDUCATION CENTER (Students:
152; Location: 3105 W MERCURY BOULEVARD; Grades: PK - 5)
- CAPTAIN KIDDS CC - LEARNNG CTR (Students:
110; Location: 1781 OLD BUCKROE ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
- FOX HILL PRIVATE (Students: 105; Location:
415 FOX HILL RD.; Grades: PK - 5)
- HOLLOMAN CHILDDEVLPMT-EDUC CTR (Students: 84;
Location: 1520 TODDS LANE; Grades: PK - 1)
- EMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 79;
Location: 3311 KECOUGHTAN ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- CHILD'S DAY LEARNING CENTER (Students: 77;
Location: 1601 TODDS LANE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Hampton:
- HAMPTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$2,410,812; Location: 4207 VICTORIA BLVD; 286,659 books;
8,366 audio materials; 8,131 video materials; 411 serial
subscriptions)
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