County profile
Hampton (Independent City) city, VA
United States · GDP 2024
#477 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 75% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$9.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
39,322
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,362
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
137,315
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.4%
Median HH income
$69.6k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
28.5%±1.4%
Poverty rate
12.7%±1.4%
Business applications
2,403 · 2025
Retail establishments
386
28.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1HST Global, Inc.Healthcare$0——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care27%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation19%
Professional services16%
Admin & support10%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
137,315
residents · 2025 · +0.0% since 2020
Income per capita $54.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,277
International migration+1,031
Natural change+268
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$6.9B2019
$7.1B2020
$7.4B2021
$7.8B2022
$8.5B2023
$9.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$245.7k±$4.7k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$35/mo
Vacancy rate
7.2%±1.0%
Affordability
4.1× wages
Residential permits
$18.5M
100 units · 0.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
61.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 85Coastal flooding 80Heat wave 79
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3572016
3652017
3812018
3902019
4132020
4592021
5312022
5782023
6102024
6442025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -59% since 20212422021
1252022
1032023
682024
1002025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.4 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
2.7 km
CSXT
Nearest port
3.9 km
LANGLEY AIR FORCE DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
14.4 km
NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.7k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hampton (Independent City)?
Hampton (Independent City)'s economy produced $9.2B in 2024, growing 7.9% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.