Clarkson vs Hamlin

A side-by-side comparison of Clarkson and Hamlin: population, income, housing, and more.

Clarkson and Hamlin are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hamlin has the higher population (5,041 vs 5,002 in Clarkson). Clarkson has the higher median household income ($74,122 vs $69,142 in Hamlin). Clarkson has the higher median home value ($191,600 vs $131,300 in Hamlin).

Population, income & housing

	Clarkson	Hamlin
Population	5,002	5,041
Median age	41.3 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$74,122	$69,142
Median home value	$191,600	$131,300
Median gross rent	$995	$882
Housing units	2,143	2,119
Homeownership rate	62.6%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.7%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarkson	Hamlin
Population	4,749 → 5,002 (+5.3%)	5,344 → 5,041 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$62,192 → $74,122 (+19.2%)	$52,951 → $69,142 (+30.6%)
Median home value	$158,700 → $191,600 (+20.7%)	$108,300 → $131,300 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $995 (+16.2%)	$791 → $882 (+11.5%)

Clarkson

Population

4,7495,002

Median household income

$62,192$74,122

Median home value

$158,700$191,600

Median gross rent

$856$995

Hamlin

Population

5,3445,041

Median household income

$52,951$69,142

Median home value

$108,300$131,300

Median gross rent

$791$882

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarkson	Hamlin
Under 5	3.8%	9.6%
5 to 17	15.0%	11.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.3%
25 to 34	17.5%	21.0%
35 to 44	13.0%	8.0%
45 to 54	10.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.4%
65 to 74	15.8%	11.9%
75 and over	5.3%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarkson	Hamlin
White (non-Hispanic)	74.3%	94.3%
Black or African American	4.9%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	16.7%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarkson	Hamlin
No high school diploma	3.0%	6.5%
High school graduate	38.6%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarkson	Hamlin
Drove alone	77.1%	81.1%
Carpooled	6.8%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	11.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarkson	Hamlin
1-unit, detached	61.5%	64.1%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	3.1%
20 or more units	12.7%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	24.1%

Poverty & households

	Clarkson	Hamlin
Poverty rate	9.8%	12.3%
Average household size	2.44	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1986	1979