Hamlin

Population: 1,173
Median household income: $56,583
Median home value: $92,500

Hamlin is a community in Lincoln County, West Virginia, home to 1,173 residents. Its median household income of $56,583 runs above the Lincoln County figure of $48,593.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hamlin's population declined 24.5% from 1,554 to 1,173, while its median home value rose 12.9% from $81,900 to $92,500.

75.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1971.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,173
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $56,583
Median home value: $92,500
Median gross rent: $719
Housing units: 461
Homeownership rate: 57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5541,173

Median household income

$32,019$56,583

Median home value

$81,900$92,500

Median gross rent

$673$719

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,554	$32,019	$81,900	$673
2020	1,458	$36,136	$69,800	$722
2021	1,527	$32,470	$64,400	$702
2022	1,380	$48,611	$85,500	$750
2023	1,173	$56,583	$92,500	$719

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1723.6%

18 to 242.1%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	70	6.0%
5 to 17	277	23.6%
18 to 24	25	2.1%
25 to 34	183	15.6%
35 to 44	123	10.5%
45 to 54	156	13.3%
55 to 64	161	13.7%
65 to 74	109	9.3%
75 and over	69	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,147	97.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's36.7%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	81	10.1%
High school graduate	322	40.2%
Some college or associate's	294	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	81	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	23	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	320	82.3%
Carpooled	25	6.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	8.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	198	55.6%
15 to 29 min	24	6.7%
30 to 44 min	42	11.8%
45 to 59 min	83	23.3%
60+ min	9	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 10.8% (127 of 1,173)

	Count	Share
Family households	333	83.0%
Nonfamily households	68	17.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	401	87.0%
Vacant	60	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	232	57.9%
Renter-occupied	169	42.1%

1-unit, detached75.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other8.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	347	75.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23	5.0%
5 to 19 units	48	10.4%
20 or more units	3	0.7%
Mobile home & other	40	8.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5434516
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.6 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.2779, -82.1020