Hampton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 9,162 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Hampton is the 114th largest community in Georgia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Hampton, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Hampton, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Hampton’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Hampton does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $77,973.00.
Also of interest is that Hampton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Hampton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.32% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in Hampton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.05 minutes every day commuting to work.
In terms of college education, Hampton is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.56% of adults in Hampton have a college degree.
The per capita income in Hampton in 2022 was $28,036, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,144 for a family of four. However, Hampton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hampton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hampton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hampton residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Hampton include English, Haitian, German, Irish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Hampton is English. Other important languages spoken here include French Creole and French.