Hamlet

Population: 910
Median household income: $68,750
Median home value: $109,300

Hamlet, a community in Starke County, Indiana, has 910 residents. At $68,750, its median household income sits above Starke County's $62,933.

From 2019 to 2023, Hamlet's population grew 58.5% from 574 to 910, while its median home value rose 53.9% from $71,000 to $109,300.

The median resident is 33.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 25.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 910
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $68,750
Median home value: $109,300
Median gross rent: $820
Housing units: 317
Homeownership rate: 79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

574910

Median household income

$40,938$68,750

Median home value

$71,000$109,300

Median gross rent

$704$820

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	574	$40,938	$71,000	$704
2020	758	$41,705	$76,600	$732
2021	1,001	$51,000	$86,900	$770
2022	773	$55,000	$98,500	$738
2023	910	$68,750	$109,300	$820

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1725.6%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 744.6%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	73	8.0%
5 to 17	233	25.6%
18 to 24	53	5.8%
25 to 34	144	15.8%
35 to 44	112	12.3%
45 to 54	122	13.4%
55 to 64	82	9.0%
65 to 74	42	4.6%
75 and over	49	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	880	96.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.7%
Two or more races	6	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate52.6%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree4.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	50	9.1%
High school graduate	290	52.6%
Some college or associate's	176	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	27	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone83.7%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	343	83.7%
Carpooled	55	13.4%
Public transit	3	0.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	2.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	43	10.7%
15 to 29 min	206	51.4%
30 to 44 min	83	20.7%
45 to 59 min	57	14.2%
60+ min	12	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.47
Poverty rate: 14.0% (127 of 910)

	Count	Share
Family households	207	79.0%
Nonfamily households	55	21.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	262	82.6%
Vacant	55	17.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	209	79.8%
Renter-occupied	53	20.2%

1-unit, detached82.6%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	262	82.6%
1-unit, attached	5	1.6%
2 to 4 units	2	0.6%
5 to 19 units	18	5.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30	9.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1830708
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.97 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.3794, -86.5832