Hampton vs Locust Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Hampton and Locust Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Locust Grove has the higher population (9,931 vs 8,491 in Hampton). Hampton has the higher median household income ($77,973 vs $72,563 in Locust Grove). Hampton has the higher median home value ($265,100 vs $261,500 in Locust Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Hampton	Locust Grove
Population	8,491	9,931
Median age	37.4 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$77,973	$72,563
Median home value	$265,100	$261,500
Median gross rent	$1,383	$1,490
Housing units	2,845	3,623
Homeownership rate	75.2%	82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.6%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampton	Locust Grove
Population	7,735 → 8,491 (+9.8%)	6,954 → 9,931 (+42.8%)
Median household income	$63,726 → $77,973 (+22.4%)	$56,932 → $72,563 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$146,900 → $265,100 (+80.5%)	$155,200 → $261,500 (+68.5%)
Median gross rent	$991 → $1,383 (+39.6%)	$1,173 → $1,490 (+27.0%)

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

Locust Grove

Population

6,9549,931

Median household income

$56,932$72,563

Median home value

$155,200$261,500

Median gross rent

$1,173$1,490

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampton	Locust Grove
Under 5	5.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	23.0%	20.9%
18 to 24	11.5%	10.5%
25 to 34	7.1%	13.2%
35 to 44	16.9%	20.0%
45 to 54	14.5%	16.0%
55 to 64	12.5%	8.4%
65 to 74	4.6%	4.1%
75 and over	4.4%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampton	Locust Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	44.4%	39.3%
Black or African American	45.0%	46.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	3.1%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampton	Locust Grove
No high school diploma	6.0%	4.7%
High school graduate	35.1%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampton	Locust Grove
Drove alone	76.7%	84.7%
Carpooled	2.5%	3.6%
Public transit	2.9%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	10.3%
Other means	0.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampton	Locust Grove
1-unit, detached	87.8%	87.9%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Hampton	Locust Grove
Poverty rate	14.1%	16.1%
Average household size	3.22	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	34	34
Median year structure built	2004	2004