Hamlet vs Rockingham

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

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

Rockingham has the higher population (9,094 vs 6,000 in Hamlet). Hamlet has the higher median household income ($38,500 vs $36,695 in Rockingham). Rockingham has the higher median home value ($133,900 vs $103,800 in Hamlet).

Population, income & housing

	Hamlet	Rockingham
Population	6,000	9,094
Median age	41.5 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$38,500	$36,695
Median home value	$103,800	$133,900
Median gross rent	$553	$717
Housing units	2,992	4,414
Homeownership rate	55.7%	57.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	12.0%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamlet	Rockingham
Population	6,331 → 6,000 (-5.2%)	8,865 → 9,094 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$35,221 → $38,500 (+9.3%)	$32,150 → $36,695 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$90,600 → $103,800 (+14.6%)	$97,100 → $133,900 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$586 → $553 (-5.6%)	$619 → $717 (+15.8%)

Hamlet

Population

6,3316,000

Median household income

$35,221$38,500

Median home value

$90,600$103,800

Median gross rent

$586$553

Rockingham

Population

8,8659,094

Median household income

$32,150$36,695

Median home value

$97,100$133,900

Median gross rent

$619$717

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamlet	Rockingham
Under 5	3.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	18.4%	20.6%
18 to 24	12.3%	8.0%
25 to 34	8.9%	14.3%
35 to 44	13.8%	8.0%
45 to 54	14.7%	10.1%
55 to 64	9.6%	15.8%
65 to 74	10.7%	8.8%
75 and over	8.6%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamlet	Rockingham
White (non-Hispanic)	54.5%	52.4%
Black or African American	41.7%	36.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamlet	Rockingham
No high school diploma	15.3%	12.6%
High school graduate	33.6%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	42.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamlet	Rockingham
Drove alone	83.4%	84.7%
Carpooled	9.0%	13.2%
Public transit	1.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	0.7%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamlet	Rockingham
1-unit, detached	76.3%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	15.0%	15.6%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	11.4%
20 or more units	4.3%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Hamlet	Rockingham
Poverty rate	22.1%	33.8%
Average household size	2.36	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1963	1967