Hamilton vs Hassell

A side-by-side comparison of Hamilton and Hassell: population, income, housing, and more.

Hamilton and Hassell are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hamilton has the higher population (183 vs 49 in Hassell). Hamilton has the higher median household income ($40,781 vs $21,058 in Hassell). Since 2019, Hassell's population has grown faster (+206.3% vs -33.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	Hassell
Population	183	49
Median age	61.7 yrs	71.1 yrs
Median household income	$40,781	$21,058
Median home value	$75,000	—
Median gross rent	—	$688
Housing units	151	36
Homeownership rate	86.0%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	13.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	Hassell
Population	275 → 183 (-33.5%)	16 → 49 (+206.3%)
Median household income	$29,063 → $40,781 (+40.3%)	$16,250 → $21,058 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$57,700 → $75,000 (+30.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$477 → $933 (+95.6%)	$580 → $688 (+18.6%)

Hamilton

Population

275183

Median household income

$29,063$40,781

Median home value

$57,700$75,000

Median gross rent

$477$933

Hassell

Population

1649

Median household income

$16,250$21,058

Median gross rent

$580$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton	Hassell
Under 5	1.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	2.2%	16.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.0%
25 to 34	10.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	7.1%	14.3%
45 to 54	2.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	30.6%	6.1%
65 to 74	23.5%	61.2%
75 and over	22.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	Hassell
White (non-Hispanic)	27.3%	6.1%
Black or African American	70.5%	85.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	Hassell
No high school diploma	15.3%	57.5%
High school graduate	40.1%	10.0%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	Hassell
Drove alone	93.8%	50.0%
Carpooled	6.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	50.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	Hassell
1-unit, detached	84.8%	47.2%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	52.8%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	Hassell
Poverty rate	13.7%	8.2%
Average household size	1.97	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	33	—
Median year structure built	1961	1995