Hamlin vs West Hamlin

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

Hamlin and West Hamlin 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 640 in West Hamlin). Hamlin has the higher median household income ($56,583 vs $35,263 in West Hamlin). West Hamlin has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $92,500 in Hamlin).

Population, income & housing

	Hamlin	West Hamlin
Population	1,173	640
Median age	37.7 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,583	$35,263
Median home value	$92,500	$125,000
Median gross rent	$719	$467
Housing units	461	362
Homeownership rate	57.9%	59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	3.3%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamlin	West Hamlin
Population	1,554 → 1,173 (-24.5%)	664 → 640 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$32,019 → $56,583 (+76.7%)	$30,650 → $35,263 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$81,900 → $92,500 (+12.9%)	$113,600 → $125,000 (+10.0%)
Median gross rent	$673 → $719 (+6.8%)	$409 → $467 (+14.2%)

Hamlin

Population

1,5541,173

Median household income

$32,019$56,583

Median home value

$81,900$92,500

Median gross rent

$673$719

West Hamlin

Population

664640

Median household income

$30,650$35,263

Median home value

$113,600$125,000

Median gross rent

$409$467

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamlin	West Hamlin
Under 5	6.0%	1.1%
5 to 17	23.6%	9.1%
18 to 24	2.1%	4.1%
25 to 34	15.6%	13.9%
35 to 44	10.5%	10.6%
45 to 54	13.3%	13.0%
55 to 64	13.7%	12.8%
65 to 74	9.3%	20.9%
75 and over	5.9%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamlin	West Hamlin
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	98.0%
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%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamlin	West Hamlin
No high school diploma	10.1%	20.8%
High school graduate	40.2%	54.8%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamlin	West Hamlin
Drove alone	82.3%	62.0%
Carpooled	6.4%	38.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamlin	West Hamlin
1-unit, detached	75.3%	41.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.7%	20.7%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	30.4%

Poverty & households

	Hamlin	West Hamlin
Poverty rate	10.8%	23.1%
Average household size	2.93	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1971	1983