Hamilton vs Parmele

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

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

Parmele has the higher population (288 vs 183 in Hamilton). Hamilton has the higher median household income ($40,781 vs $28,971 in Parmele). Parmele has the higher median home value ($81,900 vs $75,000 in Hamilton).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	Parmele
Population	183	288
Median age	61.7 yrs	59.1 yrs
Median household income	$40,781	$28,971
Median home value	$75,000	$81,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,042
Housing units	151	165
Homeownership rate	86.0%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	13.7%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	Parmele
Population	275 → 183 (-33.5%)	211 → 288 (+36.5%)
Median household income	$29,063 → $40,781 (+40.3%)	$32,292 → $28,971 (-10.3%)
Median home value	$57,700 → $75,000 (+30.0%)	$69,100 → $81,900 (+18.5%)
Median gross rent	$477 → $933 (+95.6%)	$810 → $1,042 (+28.6%)

Hamilton

Population

275183

Median household income

$29,063$40,781

Median home value

$57,700$75,000

Median gross rent

$477$933

Parmele

Population

211288

Median household income

$32,292$28,971

Median home value

$69,100$81,900

Median gross rent

$810$1,042

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton	Parmele
Under 5	1.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	2.2%	8.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.5%
25 to 34	10.4%	6.9%
35 to 44	7.1%	3.1%
45 to 54	2.7%	12.2%
55 to 64	30.6%	36.8%
65 to 74	23.5%	20.1%
75 and over	22.4%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	Parmele
White (non-Hispanic)	27.3%	36.8%
Black or African American	70.5%	62.5%
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%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	Parmele
No high school diploma	15.3%	20.0%
High school graduate	40.1%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	Parmele
Drove alone	93.8%	78.7%
Carpooled	6.3%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	15.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	Parmele
1-unit, detached	84.8%	67.3%
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%	32.7%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	Parmele
Poverty rate	13.7%	34.0%
Average household size	1.97	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	33	22
Median year structure built	1961	1976