What percentage of people rent in Hampton, TN?

Name: Renters and owners in Hampton, TN, 2020–2024
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36.7% (±13.1 points) of the occupied homes in Hampton, TN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 302 renting households against 522 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.7% (±13.1 points)
Renting households: 302 (±126)
Median renter income: $31,216 (±$20,604)

Who rents and who owns in Hampton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hampton	Carter County	Tennessee	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.7% (±13.1 points)	24.8% (±2.2 points)	33.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	302 (±126)	6,059 (±540)	933,708 (±7,883)	45,017,354
Owning households	522 (±135)	18,366 (±658)	1,890,569 (±10,295)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,216 (±$20,604)	$35,117 (±$3,388)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$55,984 (±$6,938)	$57,507 (±$3,106)	$85,153 (±$545)	$100,009

In Hampton, the renter share is not measurably different from Carter County (24.8%).

It is not measurably different from Tennessee (33.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Carter County, Hampton ranks 3 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 143 of 405.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Households that rent in places near Hampton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hampton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hampton	—	36.7% (±13.1 points)	—
Valley Forge	2.2 mi	10.5% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Elizabethton	5.6 mi	37.4% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Biltmore	6.9 mi	36.7% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Pine Crest	7.7 mi	28.3% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Central	7.9 mi	23.6% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hunter	8.7 mi	11.2% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Watauga	9.1 mi	5.4% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Unicoi	9.5 mi	41.7% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Valley Forge, TN (10.5%), Hunter, TN (11.2%), Watauga, TN (5.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Carter County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Elizabethton	37.4% (±3.9 points)
2 (tie)	Biltmore	36.7% (±10.4 points)
2 (tie)	Hampton	36.7% (±13.1 points)
4	Pine Crest	28.3% (±10.2 points)
5	Central	23.6% (±10.4 points)
6	Hunter	11.2% (±8.9 points)
7	Valley Forge	10.5% (±5.2 points)
8	Watauga	5.4% (±4.5 points)

Hampton is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Hampton

How many renters are there in Hampton?

Hampton has an estimated 302 (±126) renting households, 36.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Hampton?

A renting household in Hampton has 2.0 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hampton?

The median renting household in Hampton, TN has an income of $31,216 (±$20,604) a year, against $55,984 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Hampton CDP, Tennessee (place:32040, in state:47).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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