Rockingham Times

58.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Hampton in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 11.7 percent higher than the state average of 47.2 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 9,166.

97.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Hampton residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	145	2.1
Regular high school diploma	1,191	17.3
GED or alternative credential	172	2.5
Some college, less than 1 year	364	5.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	949	13.8
Associate's degree	561	8.2
Bachelor's degree	1,994	29
Master's degree	1,198	17.4
Professional school degree	227	3.3
Doctorate degree	70	1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.