Hampton, Pennsylvania

Hampton, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Location within Adams County Location within Adams County
Hampton Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Adams
Township	Reading
Area
• Total	0.6 sq mi (2 km2)
• Land	0.6 sq mi (2 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	632
• Density	1,100/sq mi (410/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	42-32320
GNIS feature ID	1176443

Hampton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 632 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Hampton is located in Reading Township at (39.928268, -77.057051). It is situated at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 94 (Carlisle Pike) and Pennsylvania Route 394 (Huntersville Hampton Road). By Route 94 it is 21 miles (34 km) north to Carlisle and 10 miles (16 km) south to Hanover.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has as area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 633 people, 222 households, and 172 families residing in the community. The population density was 1,010.2 people per square mile (387.9/km²). There were 238 housing units at an average density of 379.8/sq mi (145.9/km²). The racial makeup of the community was 97.79% White, 0.16% African American, 0.32% Asian, 0.79% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.05% of the population.

There were 222 households, out of which 45.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.18.

The population is spread out, with 31.1% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 37.1% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $39,861, and the median income for a family was $40,156. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the community was $14,901. About 13.3% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.