Hamlin vs Harts

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

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

Hamlin has the higher population (1,173 vs 578 in Harts). Hamlin has the higher median household income ($56,583 vs $37,644 in Harts). Since 2019, Harts's population has grown faster (+45.2% vs -24.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Hamlin	Harts
Population	1,173	578
Median age	37.7 yrs	56.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,583	$37,644
Median home value	$92,500	—
Median gross rent	$719	—
Housing units	461	213
Homeownership rate	57.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	3.5%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamlin	Harts
Population	1,554 → 1,173 (-24.5%)	398 → 578 (+45.2%)
Median household income	$32,019 → $56,583 (+76.7%)	$28,281 → $37,644 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$81,900 → $92,500 (+12.9%)	$35,600 → $36,100 (+1.4%)
Median gross rent	$673 → $719 (+6.8%)	—

Hamlin

Population

1,5541,173

Median household income

$32,019$56,583

Median home value

$81,900$92,500

Median gross rent

$673$719

Harts

Population

398578

Median household income

$28,281$37,644

Median home value

$35,600$36,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamlin	Harts
Under 5	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.6%	7.4%
18 to 24	2.1%	9.0%
25 to 34	15.6%	17.8%
35 to 44	10.5%	1.2%
45 to 54	13.3%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.7%	30.3%
65 to 74	9.3%	17.8%
75 and over	5.9%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamlin	Harts
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamlin	Harts
No high school diploma	10.1%	4.1%
High school graduate	40.2%	43.9%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamlin	Harts
Drove alone	82.3%	88.2%
Carpooled	6.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	11.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamlin	Harts
1-unit, detached	75.3%	46.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	53.1%

Poverty & households

	Hamlin	Harts
Poverty rate	10.8%	38.9%
Average household size	2.93	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1971	1979