Hamer

Population: 735
Median household income: $45,417
Median home value: $166,700

Hamer, a community in Dillon County, South Carolina, has 735 residents. The median household income of $45,417 is in line with the Dillon County median ($44,038).

From 2020 to 2023, Hamer's population declined 26.1% from 994 to 735, while its median home value rose 4.5% from $159,500 to $166,700.

Households average 2.17 people. The median gross rent is $796.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 735
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $45,417
Median home value: $166,700
Median gross rent: $796
Housing units: 405
Homeownership rate: 54.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

994735

Median household income

$77,692$45,417

Median home value

$159,500$166,700

Median gross rent

$560$796

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	994	—	$159,500	—
2021	849	$77,692	$114,400	$560
2022	760	—	—	$624
2023	735	$45,417	$166,700	$796

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1724.2%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 4419.7%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	45	6.1%
5 to 17	178	24.2%
18 to 24	44	6.0%
25 to 34	62	8.4%
35 to 44	145	19.7%
45 to 54	80	10.9%
55 to 64	65	8.8%
65 to 74	65	8.8%
75 and over	51	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	316	43.0%
Black or African American	291	39.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	25	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	103	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate73.3%

Some college or associate's0.4%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	78	16.7%
High school graduate	343	73.3%
Some college or associate's	2	0.4%
Bachelor's degree	45	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	265	81.5%
Carpooled	20	6.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	40	12.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	132	46.3%
15 to 29 min	8	2.8%
30 to 44 min	102	35.8%
45 to 59 min	43	15.1%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 30.4% (198 of 651)

	Count	Share
Family households	113	33.5%
Nonfamily households	224	66.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2004

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	337	83.2%
Vacant	68	16.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	182	54.0%
Renter-occupied	155	46.0%

1-unit, detached41.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other59.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	166	41.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	239	59.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4531660
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.04 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 34.4745, -79.3254