Housing in Hampden South at a glance
- Population
- 16,718
- Housing units
- about 9,165
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $557,000Denver: $616,000 (-10%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,910 a monthDenver: $1,831 (+4%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 50.6%Denver: 48.8%
- Homes built before 1980
- 57.7%
- Median year built
- 1977
Count down Denver's ten sectors with data and Hampden South lands fifth on value, fifth on rent and fifth on owner share, which makes it a true midpoint. Its value of $557,000 sits 10% under the city, while its rent of $1,910 sits 4% over, an unusual pairing of lower prices with higher rents. Owners make up 50.6% of households, 1.8 points over the Denver level, and 57.7% of the homes date from before 1980, with 1977 the usual year of construction. Hampden, a close neighbour, comes in with $513,000, while Virginia Village has $645,000 and Washington Virginia Vale $581,000, so it sits between the extremes of that group of neighbours. Its place on the map is in the southern part of Denver, below the centre of population.
Questions about Hampden South
What is the median home value in Hampden South, Denver?
$557,000 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 South?
$1,910 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 South own or rent?
Most own: 50.6% 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 4 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 South is one of the 10 most populous neighborhoods (of 78 statistical neighborhoods) of Denver: population 16,718 (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 South
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Hampden South. 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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