Population 113 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Hampden
Household size in Hampden
| Period | Hampden | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.54 | 2.55 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.91 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.21 | 2.58 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.18 | 2.56 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.64 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Hampden is a place of big households: 3.18 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.54 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Hampden
| Period | Hampden | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 42.2 | 38.2 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 37.8 | 39.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 57.1 | 40.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 32.5 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | −9.7 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
With a median age of just 32.5, Hampden is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that tilts toward young families with children.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Hampden
| Period | Hampden | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.0% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.4% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.2% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.0% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | −10.0 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in ten households in Hampden (11.0%), close to the national share of 11.6%. Single parents are less common here than in Alabama overall (12.2%).
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Hampden
Renters in Hampden
| Period | Hampden | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.1% | 28.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 35.1% | 30.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 19.9% | 31.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 11.6% | 29.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | −9.4 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 11.6% of households in Hampden rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About half of owners (49.1%) have paid off their mortgages, above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Hampden
| Period | Hampden | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 37.8% | 14.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 32.0% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 39.3% | 15.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.9% | 13.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | −21.0 pts | −0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Hampden: 16.9% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Hampden
| Period | Hampden | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1983 | 1980 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1986 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1987 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1993 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | +10 | +6 | +6 |
Hampden has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1993, versus 1980 nationally.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Hampden
| Period | Hampden | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $506 | $716 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $561 | $785 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $526 | $858 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $721 | $1,091 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$215 | +$375 | +$606 |
Rent in Hampden runs $721 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 22.9% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Hampden
Bachelor's degrees in Hampden
| Period | Hampden | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 31.8% | 23.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.9% | 24.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 9.9% | 26.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.0% | 29.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | −19.8 pts | +5.7 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Hampden have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 12.0%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Hampden
| Period | Hampden | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 86.5% | 82.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 91.0% | 84.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 77.0% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 80.7% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | −5.7 pts | +6.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly one in five adults in Hampden never finished high school, well above the national share: only 80.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Hampden
| Period | Hampden | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.1% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 29.2% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.5% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.0% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −18.1 pts | −3.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
The survey found almost no one in Hampden out of work and looking, against 5.4% of the labor force nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Hampden compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampden | 3.18 | 32.5 | 11.0% | 11.6% | 16.9% | 1993 | $721 | 12.0% | 80.7% | 0.0% |
| Arlington | 2.58 | 37.0 | 8.9% | 19.3% | 26.8% | 1994 | $721 | 13.9% | 80.5% | 0.0% |
| Kimbrough | 3.43 | 30.0 | 14.4% | 9.8% | 15.5% | 1993 | $705 | 10.2% | 80.4% | 1.9% |
| Pope | 2.40 | 31.3 | 11.4% | 13.8% | 25.8% | 1998 | $704 | 15.4% | 84.6% | 6.3% |
| Lamison | 2.29 | 41.0 | 12.4% | 20.0% | 28.6% | 1990 | $745 | 7.6% | 81.2% | 39.0% |
| Flatwood | 3.37 | 27.2 | 31.9% | 17.3% | 32.3% | 1993 | $611 | 1.2% | 78.3% | 28.2% |
| Catherine | 3.30 | 28.5 | 30.6% | 17.5% | 32.5% | 1992 | $620 | 1.7% | 78.5% | 28.9% |
| Pine Hill | 2.57 | 39.0 | 9.6% | 23.8% | 20.5% | 1987 | $719 | 9.5% | 78.3% | 10.2% |
| Vineland | 2.74 | 24.8 | 14.3% | 6.3% | 18.2% | 2000 | $879 | 14.8% | 87.1% | 9.7% |
| Prairie | 3.73 | 22.4 | 37.4% | 16.7% | 33.7% | 1994 | $564 | 0.4% | 77.3% | 18.1% |
| Sunny South | 2.18 | 47.5 | 4.7% | 27.3% | 16.0% | 1982 | $719 | 6.7% | 83.2% | 8.9% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Hampden. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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