Alum Creek vs Hamlin

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

Alum Creek and Hamlin are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alum Creek has the higher population (1,472 vs 1,173 in Hamlin). Alum Creek has the higher median household income ($72,250 vs $56,583 in Hamlin). Alum Creek has the higher median home value ($158,900 vs $92,500 in Hamlin).

Population, income & housing

	Alum Creek	Hamlin
Population	1,472	1,173
Median age	48.6 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$72,250	$56,583
Median home value	$158,900	$92,500
Median gross rent	$1,298	$719
Housing units	659	461
Homeownership rate	84.7%	57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alum Creek	Hamlin
Population	1,805 → 1,472 (-18.4%)	1,554 → 1,173 (-24.5%)
Median household income	$57,857 → $72,250 (+24.9%)	$32,019 → $56,583 (+76.7%)
Median home value	$154,000 → $158,900 (+3.2%)	$81,900 → $92,500 (+12.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$673 → $719 (+6.8%)

Alum Creek

Population

1,8051,472

Median household income

$57,857$72,250

Median home value

$154,000$158,900

Hamlin

Population

1,5541,173

Median household income

$32,019$56,583

Median home value

$81,900$92,500

Median gross rent

$673$719

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alum Creek	Hamlin
Under 5	0.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	14.2%	23.6%
18 to 24	3.6%	2.1%
25 to 34	7.9%	15.6%
35 to 44	16.7%	10.5%
45 to 54	19.8%	13.3%
55 to 64	16.2%	13.7%
65 to 74	7.5%	9.3%
75 and over	13.5%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alum Creek	Hamlin
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	97.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alum Creek	Hamlin
No high school diploma	12.8%	10.1%
High school graduate	55.2%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	17.5%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alum Creek	Hamlin
Drove alone	97.4%	82.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alum Creek	Hamlin
1-unit, detached	86.2%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	10.8%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Alum Creek	Hamlin
Poverty rate	13.1%	10.8%
Average household size	2.75	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1974	1971