Hampton vs McDonough

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

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

McDonough has the higher population (30,056 vs 8,491 in Hampton). Hampton has the higher median household income ($77,973 vs $77,734 in McDonough). McDonough has the higher median home value ($285,800 vs $265,100 in Hampton).

Population, income & housing

	Hampton	McDonough
Population	8,491	30,056
Median age	37.4 yrs	31.2 yrs
Median household income	$77,973	$77,734
Median home value	$265,100	$285,800
Median gross rent	$1,383	$1,576
Housing units	2,845	10,711
Homeownership rate	75.2%	49.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.6%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampton	McDonough
Population	7,735 → 8,491 (+9.8%)	24,852 → 30,056 (+20.9%)
Median household income	$63,726 → $77,973 (+22.4%)	$63,108 → $77,734 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$146,900 → $265,100 (+80.5%)	$164,100 → $285,800 (+74.2%)
Median gross rent	$991 → $1,383 (+39.6%)	$1,137 → $1,576 (+38.6%)

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

McDonough

Population

24,85230,056

Median household income

$63,108$77,734

Median home value

$164,100$285,800

Median gross rent

$1,137$1,576

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampton	McDonough
Under 5	5.5%	6.4%
5 to 17	23.0%	21.4%
18 to 24	11.5%	12.6%
25 to 34	7.1%	14.1%
35 to 44	16.9%	13.5%
45 to 54	14.5%	13.4%
55 to 64	12.5%	10.1%
65 to 74	4.6%	3.9%
75 and over	4.4%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampton	McDonough
White (non-Hispanic)	44.4%	13.1%
Black or African American	45.0%	72.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampton	McDonough
No high school diploma	6.0%	6.0%
High school graduate	35.1%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampton	McDonough
Drove alone	76.7%	77.6%
Carpooled	2.5%	6.9%
Public transit	2.9%	0.4%
Walked	1.6%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	12.9%
Other means	0.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampton	McDonough
1-unit, detached	87.8%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	14.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hampton	McDonough
Poverty rate	14.1%	12.2%
Average household size	3.22	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	34	32
Median year structure built	2004	2006