East Rockingham vs Hamlet

A side-by-side comparison of East Rockingham and Hamlet: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hamlet has the higher population (6,000 vs 3,177 in East Rockingham). Hamlet has the higher median household income ($38,500 vs $33,206 in East Rockingham). Hamlet has the higher median home value ($103,800 vs $102,700 in East Rockingham).

Population, income & housing

	East Rockingham	Hamlet
Population	3,177	6,000
Median age	37.4 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$33,206	$38,500
Median home value	$102,700	$103,800
Median gross rent	$827	$553
Housing units	1,631	2,992
Homeownership rate	61.1%	55.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.2%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	11.5%	12.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Rockingham	Hamlet
Population	3,086 → 3,177 (+2.9%)	6,331 → 6,000 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$22,227 → $33,206 (+49.4%)	$35,221 → $38,500 (+9.3%)
Median home value	$50,000 → $102,700 (+105.4%)	$90,600 → $103,800 (+14.6%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $827 (+6.0%)	$586 → $553 (-5.6%)

East Rockingham

Population

3,0863,177

Median household income

$22,227$33,206

Median home value

$50,000$102,700

Median gross rent

$780$827

Hamlet

Population

6,3316,000

Median household income

$35,221$38,500

Median home value

$90,600$103,800

Median gross rent

$586$553

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Rockingham	Hamlet
Under 5	3.9%	3.0%
5 to 17	28.5%	18.4%
18 to 24	5.0%	12.3%
25 to 34	7.4%	8.9%
35 to 44	16.7%	13.8%
45 to 54	13.3%	14.7%
55 to 64	9.2%	9.6%
65 to 74	10.7%	10.7%
75 and over	5.4%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Rockingham	Hamlet
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	54.5%
Black or African American	18.2%	41.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.9%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Rockingham	Hamlet
No high school diploma	17.3%	15.3%
High school graduate	36.5%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Rockingham	Hamlet
Drove alone	95.5%	83.4%
Carpooled	4.5%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.7%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Rockingham	Hamlet
1-unit, detached	81.2%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.8%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	15.1%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	East Rockingham	Hamlet
Poverty rate	33.3%	22.1%
Average household size	2.28	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	35	24
Median year structure built	1970	1963