It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hampton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hampton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hampton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hampton may be for you.
The percentage of people in Hampton with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.72% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hampton in 2022 was $23,235, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,940 for a family of four. However, Hampton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Hampton include Scots-Irish, German, Irish, English, and French.
The most common language spoken in Hampton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
