- Date Founded: 1610
- Government: Mayor / Council
- Land Area (Square Miles): 53
- Land Area (Acres): 33,920
- Latitude: 37.037946
- Longitude: 76.34415
- Elevation (ft. above sea level): 10
- Shoreline: 63.7 miles
- Average Annual Rainfall (inches): 36"
- Average Annual Snowfall (inches): 8"
- Average Annual Temperature: 59.5º
- Average January Temperature: 39.1º
- Average August Temperature: 78.2º
- Average Growing Season: 150 - 230 days
- Park Area (acres): 2,250
- City Parks: 12
- Neighborhood Parks: 11
- Public Golf Courses: 2
- Recreation Centers: 5
- Swimming Pools: 1
- Sports & Athletic Facilities: 18
- Tennis Courts: 62 (38 lighted)
- Public Boat Ramps: 2
- Main Library & Branches: 4
- Circulation: 700,000
Hampton Public Schools
- Enrollment: 23,000
- High Schools: 4
- Middle Schools: 6
- Elementary Schools: 24
- Student / Teacher Ratio (K-7): 13:1
- Student / Teacher Ratio (8-12): 16:1
- Graduation Rate: 96.3%
- Colleges & Universities: 4
- Registered Organizations: 66
Retail
- Shopping Centers (> 100,000 sq ft): 14
- Total Leasable Space (sq ft): 4,509,252
- Hampton Coliseum: 13,800
- American Theater: 398
- Hpt. Rds. Convention Center: 4,000
- Exhibition Space (sq ft): 110,000
- Delegates: 14,000
- Ballroom Space (sq ft): 28,000
- Hampton Coliseum: 500,000
- Virginia Air & Space Center: 453,000
- American Theater: 100,000
- Jobs in Hampton: 75,397
- Major Industries: Government, Aerospace, Medical & Telecommunications
- Unemployment Rate: 4.8%
Hampton Planning Department
- Residential: 45%
- Commercial: 7%
- Industrial: 3%
- Public/Semi-Public: 30%
- Vacant/Agriculture: 16%
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Population
- Population (2003 Est): 146,878
- Population (2000): 146,437
- % of Persons Under 5 Yrs Old (2000): 6.3%
- % of Persons Under 18 Yrs Old (2000): 24.2%
- % of Persons Over 64 Yrs Old (2000): 10.3%
- % of Females (2000): 50.40%
- % of Males (2000): 49.60%
- % of White (2000): 49.5%
- % of Black (2000): 44.7%
- % of American Indian (2000): 0.4%
- % of Asian (2000): 1.8%
- % of Some Other Race (2000): 3.6%
- % of Hispanic (of any race)(2000): 2.8%
Age (2000) [number , %]
- 0 - 4 Years: 10,073, 6.3%
- 5 - 14 Years: 20,382, 13.92%
- 15 - 19 Years: 11,242, 7.7%
- 20 - 34 Years: 34,675, 23.68%
- 35 - 64 Years: 15,143, 10.34%
- Median Age (Years): 34.0
Marital Status (2000)
- Single: 33,244
- Married: 64,896
- Widowed or Divorced: 18,722
Education (2000)
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25 Years or Older: 92,477
High School Graduate: 28.0%
Associate Degree: 8.6%
Bachelor's Degree: 13.5
Household Type (2000)
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Total Households: 53,887
Family Households: 39,567
Individual Households: 14,320
- Persons Per Household: 2.49
- Average Family Size: 3.02
Labor Force (Over 16 Years of Age) (2000): 115,091
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In Labor Force: 71,790
Civilian Labor Force: 65,087
Employed: 60,810
Unemployed: 4,277
- Not In Labor Force: 43,301
Employment Type (2000) [people employed , %]
- Management: 19,518, 32.10%
- Sales and Office: 16,932, 27.8%
- Service: 9,194, 15.1%
- Production, Transportation: 8,337, 13.7%
- Construction: 6,667, 11.0%
- Farming, Fishing, Forestry: 162, 0.3%
- Median Family (1999): $46,110
- Median Household (1999): $39,532
- Per Capita Personal Income (1999): $19,774
- Families Below Poverty (1999): 3,204
- Per Capita Personal Income (2002): $26,280
- Per Capita Personal Income (2001): $25,344
- Per Capita Personal Income (2000): $23,927
Occupancy (2000) [number , %]
- Owner Occupied Housing Units: 31,570, 58.6%
- Renter Occupied Housing Units: 22,317, 41.4%
Units In Structure (2000) [number , %]
- One Unit: 39,052, 72.47%
- 2-9 Units: 7,806, 14.49%
- 10 or More Units: 6,186, 11.48%
Year Unit Built (2000) [number , %]
- 1990 - March 2000: 7,413, 13.76%
- 1980 - 1989: 9,439, 17.50%
- 1970 - 1979: 8,724, 16.2%
- 1960 - 1969: 11,987, 22.2%
- 1940 - 1959: 12,423, 23.10%
- 1939 or earlier: 3,901, 7.2%
Value of Owner Occupied Units (2000)
Rent (2000)
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