Hamlet

Population: 6,000
Median household income: $38,500
Median home value: $103,800

Hamlet, a community in Richmond County, North Carolina, has 6,000 residents. Its median household income of $38,500 runs below the Richmond County figure of $43,626.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hamlet's population declined 5.2% from 6,331 to 6,000, while its median home value rose 14.6% from $90,600 to $103,800.

83.4% of workers drive to work alone. 76.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,000
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $38,500
Median home value: $103,800
Median gross rent: $553
Housing units: 2,992
Homeownership rate: 55.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
Unemployment rate: 12.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,3316,000

Median household income

$35,221$38,500

Median home value

$90,600$103,800

Median gross rent

$586$553

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,331	$35,221	$90,600	$586
2020	6,366	$36,381	$88,000	$544
2021	6,098	$32,224	$88,800	$534
2022	6,043	$34,798	$97,600	$429
2023	6,000	$38,500	$103,800	$553

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 2412.3%

25 to 348.9%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	180	3.0%
5 to 17	1,107	18.4%
18 to 24	737	12.3%
25 to 34	535	8.9%
35 to 44	830	13.8%
45 to 54	881	14.7%
55 to 64	576	9.6%
65 to 74	639	10.7%
75 and over	515	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,273	54.5%
Black or African American	2,502	41.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	58	1.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	51	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	116	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.3%

High school graduate33.6%

Some college or associate's41.3%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	608	15.3%
High school graduate	1,335	33.6%
Some college or associate's	1,642	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	278	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	113	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone83.4%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit1.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,869	83.4%
Carpooled	201	9.0%
Public transit	38	1.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	123	5.5%
Other means	10	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	664	31.4%
15 to 29 min	774	36.5%
30 to 44 min	345	16.3%
45 to 59 min	91	4.3%
60+ min	244	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 22.1% (1,303 of 5,898)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,499	60.0%
Nonfamily households	1,001	40.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,500	83.6%
Vacant	492	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,393	55.7%
Renter-occupied	1,107	44.3%

1-unit, detached76.3%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units15.0%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,283	76.3%
1-unit, attached	27	0.9%
2 to 4 units	448	15.0%
5 to 19 units	53	1.8%
20 or more units	130	4.3%
Mobile home & other	51	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3729160
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.27 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 34.8892, -79.7106