AreaProfile

23663Hampton, Virginia

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 23663.

60
Area Score
Bottom 43% of 3,833 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
Opportunity3680th of 4,073 published ZIP areas31
Growth3564th of 3,947 published ZIP areas24
Housing affordability2832nd of 4,553 published ZIP areas67
ClimateTop 21% of 4,621 published ZIP areas79
Physical resilienceTop 8% of 4,554 published ZIP areas92
Access2638th of 4,623 published ZIP areas93
Economic stability3297th of 4,591 published ZIP areas48
The quick read

Employment conditions sit below most comparable published ZIP profiles: unemployment is 4.4% and the Opportunity signal places 23663 in the bottom 10%.

Residential permitting has slowed: 67 units authorized over the past twelve months, 25% below the prior year.

Natural-hazard exposure is lower than in most comparable published ZIP profiles, placing 23663 in the top 8% for physical resilience.

At a glance

Population
14,656
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$54,336
Bottom 21% nationally
Density
5,214/sq mi
2.8 sq mi of land
Median age
37.5
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Hampton
Virginia
Metro area
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
Nearest major airport
PHF
12 mi · Newport News/Williamsburg Intl
Median home value
$202,300
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 4.4% is lower than 55% of the 4,387 measured US ZIP areas.

Employment fell 2.0% over the past year, to 63,173 employed residents.

Median household income of $54,336 is below 79% of measured US ZIP areas.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$7,334$54,336Bottom 21%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$2,153$29,482Bottom 25%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate15.9%Top 29%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute26.6 minBottom 44%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%Bottom 38%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment63,173Top 39%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)-3.3%Bottom 8%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-2.0%Bottom 19%June 2026
Labor force66,110Top 38%June 2026
Labor force participation61.8%Top 45%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$64,130Bottom 32%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$49,430Bottom 43%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)0.2%Top 43%June 2026
Unemployment rate4.4%Bottom 45%June 2026
Median household income, successive ACS releases
202120222023202459k47k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $54,336 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Fast Food and Counter Workers22,520$28,780
Retail Salespersons20,890$30,820
General and Operations Managers17,400$100,340
Registered Nurses16,870$89,450
Cashiers16,840$29,320
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand13,920$39,160

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish labor-force data for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Hampton, VA, the city containing this ZIP code.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $1,310 takes 29% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 3.7 times median household income here, above the historic benchmark of about three times income.

Rent as a share of income
28.9%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
3.7×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,310
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$202,300
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income3.72Top 34%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate52.6%Bottom 11%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±4616,341Top 24%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$132$1,310Top 30%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$11,477$202,300Bottom 45%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income28.9%Top 7%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate6.7%Bottom 31%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
24/ 100
Ranks 3564 of 3,947 published city profiles

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

New construction is predominantly single-family: only 0% of permitted units are in buildings of five or more homes.

At 0.5 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is below the median for measured US ZIP areas.

Units permitted
67
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
0.5
Bottom 13% nationally
Year over year
−25%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
0.0%
units in 5+ unit buildings

The Building Permits Survey is not published for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Hampton, VA, the city containing this ZIP code.

Weather & climate

7 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 87°F and January a low of 32°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 47.8 inches, including 2.7 inches of snow.

20°40°60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station LANGLEY AFB, 4.9 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND5.3"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation47.8"1991-2020 Normals
Annual snowfall2.7"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low32°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high87°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months71991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing39°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

92 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are hurricane and coastal flooding.

HurricaneElevated
Coastal floodingElevated

Low or minimal exposure: heat wave, earthquake, lightning, ice storm, strong wind, inland flooding, cold wave, tornado, hail, winter weather, wildfire, landslide.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

2 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 12 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Newport News/Williamsburg IntlPHF12 mi8,003 ft
Richmond IntlRIC64 mi9,003 ft
Kinston Rgnl Jetport At Stallings FldISO137 mi11,498 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

23663 vs Hampton

How this ZIP area compares with Hampton as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.

23663
Hampton
Median household income
$54,336
vs
$69,621
Per capita income
$29,482
vs
$37,706
Population density
5,214/sq mi
vs
2,673/sq mi
Median home value
$202,300
vs
$245,700
Median gross rent
$1,310
vs
$1,427
Homeownership rate
52.6%
vs
56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher
19.1%
vs
28.5%
Poverty rate
15.9%
vs
12.7%
Median age
37.5
vs
36.8

Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.