Hampton is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 2,030 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hampton is the 220th largest community in Tennessee.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Hampton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.38% of the Hampton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. 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 (19.17%), sales jobs (9.26%), and food service (7.30%). The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hampton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hampton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.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 10.66% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Hampton in 2022 was $23,978, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,912 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hampton include English, German, Scots-Irish, Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Hampton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
