Hamer vs Latta

A side-by-side comparison of Hamer and Latta: population, income, housing, and more.

Hamer and Latta are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Latta has the higher population (1,301 vs 735 in Hamer). Latta has the higher median household income ($45,500 vs $45,417 in Hamer). Hamer has the higher median home value ($166,700 vs $106,000 in Latta).

Population, income & housing

	Hamer	Latta
Population	735	1,301
Median age	37.1 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$45,417	$45,500
Median home value	$166,700	$106,000
Median gross rent	$796	$685
Housing units	405	618
Homeownership rate	54.0%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamer	Latta
Population	994 → 735 (-26.1%)	1,219 → 1,301 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$77,692 → $45,417 (-41.5%)	$32,692 → $45,500 (+39.2%)
Median home value	$159,500 → $166,700 (+4.5%)	$93,700 → $106,000 (+13.1%)
Median gross rent	$560 → $796 (+42.1%)	$588 → $685 (+16.5%)

Hamer

Population

994735

Median household income

$77,692$45,417

Median home value

$159,500$166,700

Median gross rent

$560$796

Latta

Population

1,2191,301

Median household income

$32,692$45,500

Median home value

$93,700$106,000

Median gross rent

$588$685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamer	Latta
Under 5	6.1%	6.2%
5 to 17	24.2%	19.5%
18 to 24	6.0%	13.4%
25 to 34	8.4%	7.5%
35 to 44	19.7%	10.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.7%
55 to 64	8.8%	12.4%
65 to 74	8.8%	7.1%
75 and over	6.9%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamer	Latta
White (non-Hispanic)	43.0%	59.3%
Black or African American	39.6%	30.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	9.8%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamer	Latta
No high school diploma	16.7%	13.3%
High school graduate	73.3%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	0.4%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamer	Latta
Drove alone	81.5%	75.5%
Carpooled	6.2%	15.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamer	Latta
1-unit, detached	41.0%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	59.0%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Hamer	Latta
Poverty rate	30.4%	27.0%
Average household size	2.17	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	2004	1970