Hamlin vs Webster

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

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

Webster has the higher population (5,734 vs 5,041 in Hamlin). Hamlin has the higher median household income ($69,142 vs $66,584 in Webster). Webster has the higher median home value ($195,800 vs $131,300 in Hamlin).

Population, income & housing

	Hamlin	Webster
Population	5,041	5,734
Median age	35.8 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$69,142	$66,584
Median home value	$131,300	$195,800
Median gross rent	$882	$1,226
Housing units	2,119	3,166
Homeownership rate	84.6%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	36.3%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamlin	Webster
Population	5,344 → 5,041 (-5.7%)	5,606 → 5,734 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$52,951 → $69,142 (+30.6%)	$45,571 → $66,584 (+46.1%)
Median home value	$108,300 → $131,300 (+21.2%)	$152,500 → $195,800 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$791 → $882 (+11.5%)	$930 → $1,226 (+31.8%)

Hamlin

Population

5,3445,041

Median household income

$52,951$69,142

Median home value

$108,300$131,300

Median gross rent

$791$882

Webster

Population

5,6065,734

Median household income

$45,571$66,584

Median home value

$152,500$195,800

Median gross rent

$930$1,226

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamlin	Webster
Under 5	9.6%	3.7%
5 to 17	11.6%	10.7%
18 to 24	7.3%	5.2%
25 to 34	21.0%	18.9%
35 to 44	8.0%	19.1%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.4%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.9%	9.3%
75 and over	5.9%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamlin	Webster
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	83.7%
Black or African American	2.1%	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamlin	Webster
No high school diploma	6.5%	10.8%
High school graduate	29.3%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	42.4%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamlin	Webster
Drove alone	81.1%	69.7%
Carpooled	7.0%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	11.9%	13.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamlin	Webster
1-unit, detached	64.1%	32.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	20.6%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	24.7%
20 or more units	1.8%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	24.1%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Hamlin	Webster
Poverty rate	12.3%	15.2%
Average household size	2.44	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1979	1975