Hamlet, NC Demographic Data
Hamlet, NC Summary
Hamlet is located in Richmond County in North Carolina
- Population: 6,554
- Area: 5.35 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.26 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.09 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,224.36 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 400.26 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Hamlet, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,695
57%
50.8
Male
2,805
43%
49.2
Total Population
6,500
323,128,000
Hamlet, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
423
6.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
477
7.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
586
9.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
639
9.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
676
10.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
520
8.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
607
9.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
807
12.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
332
5.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
502
7.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
394
6.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
460
7.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
77
1.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,524
69.6%
77.2
Female
2,430
53.7%
51.3
Male
2,094
46.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,185
64.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,230
18.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
931
14.3%
15.2
Female
544
58.4%
55.8
Male
387
41.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Hamlet, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,095
93.8%
96.8
White
3,471
53.4%
72.6
Black or African American
2,493
38.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
109
1.7%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
22
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
405
6.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
462
7.1%
17.8
Mexican
414
6.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
48
0.7%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,038
92.9%
82.2
Hamlet, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
265
7.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
520
14.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,160
31.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
910
24.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
350
9.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
355
9.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
139
3.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
785
21.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,914
78.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
494
13.4%
31.2
Hamlet, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,869
37.3%
33.7%
Now Married
1,962
39.1%
47.5
Divorced
520
10.4%
11.0%
Separated
209
4.2%
2.0
Widowed
454
9.1
5.8%
Hamlet, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,560
91.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
517
8.5%
21.6%
Spanish
486
8.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
31
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Hamlet, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
333
14.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
195
8.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
366
15.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
304
12.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
431
18.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
334
14.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
159
6.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
150
6.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
16
0.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
60
2.6%
6.4
Median household income
34,528
57,617
Per capita income
21,762
31,128
Hamlet, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
86
3.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
138
6.2%
9.8
Construction
27
1.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
361
16.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
74
3.3%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
592
26.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
116
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
77
3.5%
11.4
Public administration
137
6.2%
4.6
Retail trade
347
15.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
176
8.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
81
3.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
235
10.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
400
18.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
676
30.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
627
28.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
274
12.4%
18.1%
Hamlet, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,160
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,793
83.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
275
12.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
46
2.1%
2.7
Other means
8
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
38
1.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.7
26.6
Hamlet, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
298
12.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
853
36.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
801
34.1%
37.1
3 or more
396
16.9%
21.0
Hamlet, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,348
85.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,258
53.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,090
46.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
394
14.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Hamlet, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,742
1 room
19
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
89
3.2%
9.1
4 rooms
512
18.7%
16.5
5 rooms
672
24.5%
19.8
6 rooms
453
16.5%
17.8
7 rooms
482
17.6%
12.0
8 rooms
344
12.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
171
6.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Hamlet, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,742
1-unit, detached
2,001
73.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
37
1.3%
5.9
2-units
225
8.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
135
4.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
43
1.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
26
0.9%
4.4
20 or more units
26
0.9%
9.0
Mobile home
249
9.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Hamlet, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
418
15.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
225
8.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
520
19.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
388
14.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
456
16.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
356
13.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
267
9.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
97
3.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
15
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Hamlet, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
719
30.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
301
12.8%
4.7
Electricity
1,292
55.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
19
0.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
17
0.7%
1.1
Hamlet, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
698
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
9
1.3%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
11
1.6%
10.3%
Less than $500
14
2.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
26
3.7%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
53
7.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
252
36.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
333
47.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
228
32.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
192
27.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
164
23.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
4
0.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
110
15.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Hamlet, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
965
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
27
2.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
361
37.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
577
59.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
125
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
570
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
81
8.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
107
11.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
136
14.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
62
6.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
42
4.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
499
53.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
163
0.0%
0.0%
Hamlet, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,258
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
269
21.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
468
37.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
364
28.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
81
6.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
41
3.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
15
1.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
20
1.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
92,600
205,000
