About Hampton

Hampton is a very small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 1,758 people and just one neighborhood, Hampton is the 161st largest community in Connecticut.

Unlike some towns , Hampton isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hampton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hampton is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hampton who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.48%), sales jobs (10.87%), and teaching (10.24%).

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.00% 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.

Because of many things, Hampton is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Hampton a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Hampton has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Hampton's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Hampton is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Hampton isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.33% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Hampton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Hampton Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Hampton citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.65% of adults in Hampton have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Hampton in 2000 was $25,344, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,376 for a family of four.

The people who call Hampton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Hampton is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hampton include English, French, Irish, French Canadian, Italian, German, Polish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Hampton is English.