page_title: Hampton, New Hampshire
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Hampton, New Hampshire / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Hotel Whittier &amp; Annex, Hampton, NH; from a c. 1910 postcard.
context_page_description: Hampton is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 14,976 at the 2010 census. On the Atlantic Ocean coast, Hampton is home to Hampton Beach, a summer tourist destination.
  The densely populated central part of the town, where 9,656 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Hampton census-designated place and centers on the intersection of U.S. 1 and NH 27.
context_section_description: As of the census of 2010, there were 14,976 people, 6,868 households, and 4,079 families residing in the town. There were 9,921 housing units, of which 3,053, or 30.8%, were vacant. 2,221 of the vacant units were for seasonal or recreational uses. The racial makeup of the town was 96.1% white, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.5% some other race, and 1.3% from two or more races. 1.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
  Of the 6,868 households, 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were headed by married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.6% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16, and the average family size was 2.77.
  In the town, 17.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.0% were from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 35.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.
  For the period 2011–2015, the estimated median annual income for a household was $76,836, and the median income for a family was $98,642. Male full-time workers had a median income of $65,519 versus $51,009 for females. The per capita income for the town was $45,189. 5.9% of the population and 4.7% of families were below the poverty line. 5.9% of the population under the age of 18 and 2.5% of those 65 or older were living in poverty.
caption: Hotel Whittier c. 1910
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