About Hampton

Hampton is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 4,388 people and just one neighborhood, Hampton is the 139th largest community in Tennessee.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Hampton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.9% of the Hampton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Hampton is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hampton who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.69%), sales jobs (9.75%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (5.51%).

Hampton is a very car-oriented town. 97.25% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Hampton is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Hampton has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small town, Hampton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Hampton Information and Demographics

The population of Hampton has a very low overall level of education: only 8.40% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Hampton in 2000 was $13,203, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $52,812 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 African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hampton include Irish, English, German, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Hampton is English.