Hamlin vs Hawley

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

Hamlin and Hawley 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 580 in Hawley). Hawley has the higher median household income ($78,438 vs $61,949 in Hamlin). Hawley has the higher median home value ($115,600 vs $72,100 in Hamlin).

Population, income & housing

	Hamlin	Hawley
Population	2,178	580
Median age	33.0 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,949	$78,438
Median home value	$72,100	$115,600
Median gross rent	$847	$593
Housing units	1,093	395
Homeownership rate	67.1%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamlin	Hawley
Population	1,590 → 2,178 (+37.0%)	507 → 580 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$50,063 → $61,949 (+23.7%)	$32,321 → $78,438 (+142.7%)
Median home value	$54,000 → $72,100 (+33.5%)	$82,300 → $115,600 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	$707 → $847 (+19.8%)	$763 → $593 (-22.3%)

Hamlin

Population

1,5902,178

Median household income

$50,063$61,949

Median home value

$54,000$72,100

Median gross rent

$707$847

Hawley

Population

507580

Median household income

$32,321$78,438

Median home value

$82,300$115,600

Median gross rent

$763$593

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamlin	Hawley
Under 5	4.6%	0.9%
5 to 17	24.1%	11.0%
18 to 24	15.6%	10.9%
25 to 34	6.7%	12.4%
35 to 44	15.1%	9.5%
45 to 54	10.0%	12.2%
55 to 64	6.6%	22.8%
65 to 74	9.2%	8.1%
75 and over	8.1%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamlin	Hawley
White (non-Hispanic)	62.0%	93.8%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	33.2%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamlin	Hawley
No high school diploma	7.3%	8.9%
High school graduate	41.8%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamlin	Hawley
Drove alone	69.3%	85.2%
Carpooled	19.1%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	3.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamlin	Hawley
1-unit, detached	90.8%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	17.7%

Poverty & households

	Hamlin	Hawley
Poverty rate	10.4%	8.4%
Average household size	2.42	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	31	20
Median year structure built	1966	1974