Anson vs Hamlin

A side-by-side comparison of Anson and Hamlin: population, income, housing, and more.

Anson and Hamlin are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hamlin has the higher population (2,178 vs 1,765 in Anson). Hamlin has the higher median household income ($61,949 vs $44,538 in Anson). Hamlin has the higher median home value ($72,100 vs $58,600 in Anson).

Population, income & housing

	Anson	Hamlin
Population	1,765	2,178
Median age	41.2 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$44,538	$61,949
Median home value	$58,600	$72,100
Median gross rent	$793	$847
Housing units	976	1,093
Homeownership rate	83.1%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anson	Hamlin
Population	2,140 → 1,765 (-17.5%)	1,590 → 2,178 (+37.0%)
Median household income	$39,943 → $44,538 (+11.5%)	$50,063 → $61,949 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$68,500 → $58,600 (-14.5%)	$54,000 → $72,100 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$723 → $793 (+9.7%)	$707 → $847 (+19.8%)

Anson

Population

2,1401,765

Median household income

$39,943$44,538

Median home value

$68,500$58,600

Median gross rent

$723$793

Hamlin

Population

1,5902,178

Median household income

$50,063$61,949

Median home value

$54,000$72,100

Median gross rent

$707$847

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anson	Hamlin
Under 5	4.1%	4.6%
5 to 17	17.2%	24.1%
18 to 24	6.5%	15.6%
25 to 34	15.9%	6.7%
35 to 44	9.2%	15.1%
45 to 54	16.8%	10.0%
55 to 64	7.4%	6.6%
65 to 74	17.2%	9.2%
75 and over	5.7%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anson	Hamlin
White (non-Hispanic)	60.5%	62.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.7%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	35.9%	33.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anson	Hamlin
No high school diploma	13.4%	7.3%
High school graduate	33.3%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anson	Hamlin
Drove alone	80.9%	69.3%
Carpooled	14.6%	19.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	9.1%
Other means	0.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anson	Hamlin
1-unit, detached	94.1%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Anson	Hamlin
Poverty rate	15.9%	10.4%
Average household size	2.13	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	21	31
Median year structure built	1966	1966