Hampton vs Heron Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Hampton and Heron Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

Hampton and Heron Bay are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hampton has the higher population (8,491 vs 4,561 in Heron Bay). Heron Bay has the higher median household income ($120,735 vs $77,973 in Hampton). Heron Bay has the higher median home value ($353,800 vs $265,100 in Hampton).

Population, income & housing

	Hampton	Heron Bay
Population	8,491	4,561
Median age	37.4 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$77,973	$120,735
Median home value	$265,100	$353,800
Median gross rent	$1,383	—
Housing units	2,845	1,599
Homeownership rate	75.2%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.6%	38.7%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampton	Heron Bay
Population	7,735 → 8,491 (+9.8%)	3,130 → 4,561 (+45.7%)
Median household income	$63,726 → $77,973 (+22.4%)	$109,091 → $120,735 (+10.7%)
Median home value	$146,900 → $265,100 (+80.5%)	$207,500 → $353,800 (+70.5%)
Median gross rent	$991 → $1,383 (+39.6%)	—

Hampton

Population

7,7358,491

Median household income

$63,726$77,973

Median home value

$146,900$265,100

Median gross rent

$991$1,383

Heron Bay

Population

3,1304,561

Median household income

$109,091$120,735

Median home value

$207,500$353,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampton	Heron Bay
Under 5	5.5%	6.9%
5 to 17	23.0%	16.4%
18 to 24	11.5%	11.0%
25 to 34	7.1%	12.8%
35 to 44	16.9%	13.8%
45 to 54	14.5%	13.9%
55 to 64	12.5%	15.0%
65 to 74	4.6%	5.8%
75 and over	4.4%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampton	Heron Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	44.4%	22.4%
Black or African American	45.0%	65.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.1%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampton	Heron Bay
No high school diploma	6.0%	6.3%
High school graduate	35.1%	16.9%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampton	Heron Bay
Drove alone	76.7%	55.8%
Carpooled	2.5%	6.6%
Public transit	2.9%	8.6%
Walked	1.6%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	25.9%
Other means	0.3%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampton	Heron Bay
1-unit, detached	87.8%	95.6%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Hampton	Heron Bay
Poverty rate	14.1%	1.2%
Average household size	3.22	3.12
Mean commute (minutes)	34	50
Median year structure built	2004	2006