Hampton vs Roan Mountain

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

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

Hampton has the higher population (1,695 vs 976 in Roan Mountain). Roan Mountain has the higher median household income ($59,539 vs $36,715 in Hampton). Roan Mountain has the higher median home value ($162,000 vs $97,200 in Hampton).

Population, income & housing

	Hampton	Roan Mountain
Population	1,695	976
Median age	44.6 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$36,715	$59,539
Median home value	$97,200	$162,000
Median gross rent	$593	—
Housing units	851	424
Homeownership rate	70.3%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampton	Roan Mountain
Population	1,568 → 1,695 (+8.1%)	1,301 → 976 (-25.0%)
Median household income	$37,935 → $36,715 (-3.2%)	$52,989 → $59,539 (+12.4%)
Median home value	$116,200 → $97,200 (-16.4%)	$129,000 → $162,000 (+25.6%)
Median gross rent	$535 → $593 (+10.8%)	$756 → $868 (+14.8%)

Hampton

Population

1,5681,695

Median household income

$37,935$36,715

Median home value

$116,200$97,200

Median gross rent

$535$593

Roan Mountain

Population

1,301976

Median household income

$52,989$59,539

Median home value

$129,000$162,000

Median gross rent

$756$868

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampton	Roan Mountain
Under 5	1.9%	3.0%
5 to 17	16.0%	10.0%
18 to 24	8.6%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.2%	21.6%
35 to 44	15.3%	17.4%
45 to 54	15.1%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.3%	11.5%
65 to 74	11.6%	9.7%
75 and over	9.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampton	Roan Mountain
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampton	Roan Mountain
No high school diploma	13.6%	10.9%
High school graduate	47.0%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampton	Roan Mountain
Drove alone	85.9%	78.0%
Carpooled	13.5%	17.5%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampton	Roan Mountain
1-unit, detached	69.0%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.1%	14.2%

Poverty & households

	Hampton	Roan Mountain
Poverty rate	26.8%	1.2%
Average household size	2.30	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1974	1982