Housing in Hampden at a glance
- Population
- 19,510
- Housing units
- about 10,889
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $513,000Denver: $616,000 (-17%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,690 a monthDenver: $1,831 (-8%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 52%Denver: 48.8%
- Homes built before 1980
- 71.2%
- Median year built
- 1975
Hampden is a mid-table sector for Denver. It places 6th on value ($513,000) and 6th on rent ($1,690), which sets it 17% and 8% below the city, and it is 4th for owner share. Owners narrowly outnumber renters at 52%, a little over the 48.8% for Denver overall, and 71.2% of the housing was built before 1980, the fourth-highest share in the sample, and a typical build year of 1975. Hampden South, directly adjacent, records $557,000 in value and $1,910 in rent. Virginia Village reaches $645,000 and Washington Virginia Vale $581,000, leaving Hampden below every neighbour listed here. The sector extends south of the population centre, and it is one of two Hampden-named sectors in the Denver set, so the two are easy to confuse even though their rents differ.
Questions about Hampden
What is the median home value in Hampden, Denver?
$513,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $616,000 for Denver as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Hampden?
$1,690 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,831 in Denver (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Hampden own or rent?
Most own: 52% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 48.8% in Denver (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 5 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city. Boundaries used: City and County of Denver GIS, Statistical Neighborhoods (consulted 2026-11-02).
Hampden is one of the 10 most populous neighborhoods (of 78 statistical neighborhoods) of Denver: population 19,510 (American Community Survey Nbrhd (2017-2021), City and County of Denver open data (TTL_POPULATION_ALL)).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Denver as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Hampden
The closest sectors of Denver, by distance between population centres.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Hampden. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
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