Hampton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 8,267 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 $67,808.00. Hampton real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Hampton house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Hampton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hampton is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hampton who work in management occupations (12.86%), office and administrative support (12.74%), and food service (7.83%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 22.38% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hampton, the average commute to work is 35.43 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The population of Hampton overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Hampton, 23.90% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Hampton in 2022 was $23,718, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $94,872 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 Haitian, English, Irish, German, and Liberian. The most common language spoken in Hampton is English. Other important languages spoken here include French Creole and French.
