Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety33#10,548/15,637
Economy56#6,880/15,631
Housing60#5,993/14,977
Health47#8,255/15,609
Healthcare57#6,768/15,650
Environment43#8,833/15,453
Education21#12,401/15,649
Infrastructure31#10,850/15,650
Community61#6,110/15,651
Leisure & amenities61#6,069/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Hampton, Illinois ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Rock Island County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Mammography screening · high55.0%
91/100Illinois 47.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteRock Island County value
Home price to income ratio · low2.0×
91/100Illinois 3.2×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Distance to an emergency room · low3.1 mi
91/100Illinois 4.0 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesRock Island County value
Drug overdose deaths · low7.8 /100k
90/100Illinois 14.2 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataRock Island County value
Grocery stores · high2.5 /10k
89/100Illinois 1.9 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsRock Island County value
Restaurants and bars · high12.3 /10k
88/100Illinois 10.3 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsRock Island County value

Weaknesses

Job growth · low-4.2%
3/100Illinois 0.0%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataRock Island County value
Math scores · low2.51
4/100Illinois 2.90United States 3.032019University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteRock Island County value
Reading scores · low2.60
4/100Illinois 2.97United States 3.052019University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteRock Island County value
Effective property tax rate · high2.20%
4/100Illinois 1.88%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Primary care shortage · high18.0
5/100Illinois 6.6United States 6.2Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationRock Island County value
Property crime rate · high2,153 /100k
11/100Illinois 1,508 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationRock Island County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationFalling
2,118 (2015-2019) → 1,926 (2020-2024)
−9.1%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
New homes permittedWorsening
1.4 /1k (2020) → 0.0 /1k (2025)
−100%5 yearsUS 4.4 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Child poverty rateImproving
13.3% (2015-2019) → 3.4% (2020-2024)
−9.9 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Median household incomeImproving
$70,081 (2015-2019) → $90,406 (2020-2024)
+29%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
87.2% (2015-2019) → 92.8% (2020-2024)
+5.6 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Unemployment rateImproving
8.1% (2015-2019) → 4.3% (2020-2024)
−3.9 pts5 yearsCensus table B23025US 3.7% → 4.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Hampton, Illinois improved on 3 of 13 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 10 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved3

Uninsured−3.9 points6.4% → 2.5%
Household income+29%$70,081 → $90,406
Broadband+5.6 points87.2% → 92.8%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 13 measures

Change of every measure of Hampton, Illinois between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	28.9 min2015-2019	23.6 min2020-2024	−5.3 min	Within the margin of error	91%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.5%2015-2019	30.6%2020-2024	+0 points	Within the margin of error	27%
Broadband subscriptions	87.2%2015-2019	92.8%2020-2024	+5.6 points	Improved	35%
Effective property tax rate	2.33%2015-2019	2.20%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	42%
High school diploma or higher	94.3%2015-2019	91.0%2020-2024	−3.3 points	Within the margin of error	10%
Home price to income ratio	2.2×2015-2019	2.0×2020-2024	−0.1×	Within the margin of error	84%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.3672015-2019	0.4232020-2024	+0.056	Within the margin of error	14%
Median household income	$70,0812015-2019	$90,4062020-2024	+29%	Improved	53%
Poverty rate	7.8%2015-2019	4.7%2020-2024	−3.1 points	Within the margin of error	70%
Rent as share of income	21.2%2015-2019	21.3%2020-2024	+0.1 points	Within the margin of error	54%
Rent-burdened households	38.4%2015-2019	40.0%2020-2024	+1.6 points	Within the margin of error	50%
Unemployment rate	8.1%2015-2019	4.3%2020-2024	−3.9 points	Within the margin of error	93%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	6.4%2015-2019	2.5%2020-2024	−3.9 points	Improved	82%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Hampton, Illinois five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Hampton, Illinois in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Hampton, Illinois itself moved −4.7 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,926 residents (±313)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 80 and over men (+1.2 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,926 residents (±313)

Hampton, Illinois
Illinois share

White76%1,464
Black1.7%†32
Hispanic or Latino16%†305
Asian0.0%0
American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%†1
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.1%†2
Other or two or more races6.3%†122

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−9.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

1,322 residents (±186)

Hampton, Illinois
Illinois share

No high school diploma9.0%†119
High school or GED26%338
Some college21%272
Associate degree14%†189
Bachelor's degree20%†263
Graduate degree11%†141

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

867 households (±130)

Hampton, Illinois
Illinois share

Under $25k12%†100
$25k–50k18%†155
$50k–75k10%†90
$75k–100k17%†151
$100k–150k25%†221
$150k–200k8.2%†71
$200k or more9.1%†79

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $50k–75k (−17.2 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

867 households (±130)

Hampton, Illinois
Illinois share

Own87%751
Rent13%†116

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

116 households (±55)

Hampton, Illinois
Illinois share

Under $75040%†46
$750–1,00019%†22
$1,000–1,50034%†39

Home values

751 homes (±111)

Hampton, Illinois
Illinois share

Under $150k33%†248
$150k–250k34%257
$250k–400k27%†204

Age of homes

875 homes (±129)

Hampton, Illinois
Illinois share

2010 or later3.8%†33
2000–200918%†157
1980–199911%†100

Size of homes

875 homes (±129)

Hampton, Illinois
Illinois share

Studio2.6%†23
1 bedroom3.3%†29
2 bedrooms12%†109

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

863 workers (±202)

Hampton, Illinois
Illinois share

Drive alone78%677
Carpool6.0%†52
Public transit0.0%0
Walk11%†99
Bike0.0%0
Work from home4.1%†35
Other0.0%0

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

828 workers (±202)

Hampton, Illinois
Illinois share

Under 15 min32%†269
15–29 min42%347
30–44 min15%†121

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Rock Island County, the county holding most of Hampton's residents.

Rock Island County has 2,992 employer establishments, 212 for every 10,000 residents (0.86× the US rate of 248; 0.83× Illinois's), with 64,307 paid employees at an average annual pay of $66,911. The Census Bureau also counts 7,828 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 2,992; 7,828 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 212; US 248 · Illinois 255
Paid employees: 64,307
Average annual pay: $66,911; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Rock Island County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	278	19.7	0.95×About typical	3,803	$71,945	281
Restaurants and other eating places	272	19.3	1.05×About typical	4,740	$18,980	53
Specialty trade contractors	151	10.7	0.69×Fewer than typical	1,488	$76,458	481
Limited-service restaurants	124	8.8	1.10×About typical	2,602	$19,476	27
Full-service restaurants	120	8.5	1.11×About typical	1,721	$19,450	19
Religious organizations	109	7.7	1.39×More than typical	581	$24,225	—
Lessors of real estate	98	7	0.56×Fewer than typical	313	$37,470	619
Offices of physicians	94	6.7	1.03×About typical	1,733	$94,069	28
Offices of other health practitioners	89	6.3	1.04×About typical	323	$44,077	127
Automotive repair and maintenance	73	5.2	1.03×About typical	419	$38,294	69
Services to buildings and dwellings	73	5.2	0.77×Fewer than typical	627	$36,864	534
Banks and credit unions	71	5	1.56×More than typical	1,309	$83,128	—

Rank places for an industry Open Rock Island County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 140,905 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $9,849 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Hampton, Illinois: $5.11 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $9,849; −97% vs FY2025
Per resident: $5.11; US $1,994
Sole-source: 100%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Army$9,849100%

Top recipients

COUNTY OF ROCK ISLAND$9,849100%

Spending by fiscal year

43.8KFY2017
47.7KFY2018
47KFY2019
49.2KFY2020
36.9KFY2021
70.2KFY2022
2.3MFY2023
27.6KFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Justice, public order, and safety activities · 9221$9,849100%

Largest awards whose ZIP code lies mostly in Hampton, Illinois

FY24 - LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES (BASE)$26.8K
COUNTY OF ROCK ISLAND· Rock Island County, IL· Professional services· May 7, 2024 – Apr 8, 2026· W912EK24P0041

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Hampton, Illinois, so they do not add up across cities.

Hampton, Illinois's figures are part of those of Rock Island County, IL ($86.5M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Hampton is mostly in Rock Island County.

See federal money in Rock Island County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Hampton, Illinois is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Eric SorensenD-IL-17 · 100% of residentsWith party 92%Missed 0.7%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Rock Island County57100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL77

Other cities and towns in Rock Island County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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