Hampton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 9,201 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Hampton is the 114th largest community in Georgia. Much of the housing stock in Hampton was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Hampton economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Hampton, where 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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.32% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 35.05 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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.