Hampton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 9,162 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Hampton is the 114th largest community in Georgia. Hampton has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.32% 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.

One downside of living in Hampton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.05 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Hampton citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.56% of adults in Hampton have at least a bachelor's 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.