Hampton vs Watauga

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

Hampton and Watauga 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 631 in Watauga). Watauga has the higher median household income ($56,912 vs $36,715 in Hampton). Watauga has the higher median home value ($128,800 vs $97,200 in Hampton).

Population, income & housing

	Hampton	Watauga
Population	1,695	631
Median age	44.6 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$36,715	$56,912
Median home value	$97,200	$128,800
Median gross rent	$593	—
Housing units	851	301
Homeownership rate	70.3%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampton	Watauga
Population	1,568 → 1,695 (+8.1%)	411 → 631 (+53.5%)
Median household income	$37,935 → $36,715 (-3.2%)	$32,321 → $56,912 (+76.1%)
Median home value	$116,200 → $97,200 (-16.4%)	$88,300 → $128,800 (+45.9%)
Median gross rent	$535 → $593 (+10.8%)	$760 → $813 (+7.0%)

Hampton

Population

1,5681,695

Median household income

$37,935$36,715

Median home value

$116,200$97,200

Median gross rent

$535$593

Watauga

Population

411631

Median household income

$32,321$56,912

Median home value

$88,300$128,800

Median gross rent

$760$813

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampton	Watauga
Under 5	1.9%	2.1%
5 to 17	16.0%	12.7%
18 to 24	8.6%	9.8%
25 to 34	11.2%	7.0%
35 to 44	15.3%	19.8%
45 to 54	15.1%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.3%	19.2%
65 to 74	11.6%	7.8%
75 and over	9.1%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampton	Watauga
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	84.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.0%
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%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampton	Watauga
No high school diploma	13.6%	12.6%
High school graduate	47.0%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampton	Watauga
Drove alone	85.9%	92.6%
Carpooled	13.5%	2.2%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampton	Watauga
1-unit, detached	69.0%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.1%	27.9%

Poverty & households

	Hampton	Watauga
Poverty rate	26.8%	20.9%
Average household size	2.30	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1974	1980