Demographics of Hamlet city, North Carolina

Hamlet city, North Carolina had 5,870 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −153 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hamlet city, in four figures

5,870
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,961 ±34.; −2.5%
Change since July 2020: −153 people.; 39.5 ±6.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $41,590 ±$4,095
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Hamlet city, North Carolina's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hamlet city, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Hamlet city, North Carolina's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hamlet city, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,023	100.0	100.0
2021	5,996	99.6	100.2
2022	5,973	99.2	100.7
2023	5,931	98.5	101.6
2024	5,891	97.8	102.5
2025	5,870	97.5	103.1

Population of Hamlet city, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,023	—
2021	5,996	−27
2022	5,973	−23
2023	5,931	−42
2024	5,891	−40
2025	5,870	−21

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.5 ±6.0: for men 32.9 ±12.3 and for women 43.6 ±9.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hamlet city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	66 to 340	1.1% to 5.7%	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,150 ±396	19.3% ±6.6	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	858 ±284	14.4% ±4.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,176 ±323	19.7% ±5.4	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,560 ±311	26.2% ±5.2	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,014 ±262	17.0% ±4.4	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $41,590 ±$4,095, and income per person $26,663 ±$5,064, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hamlet city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	821 ±270	33.4% ±10.0	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	725 ±261	29.5% ±9.8	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	298 ±137	12.1% ±5.3	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	100 to 392	4.2% to 15.8%	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	97 to 397	4.1% to 16.0%	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 102	< 0.1% to 4.1%	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	13 to 121	0.6% to 4.9%	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Hamlet city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	1,271 ±443	21.6% ±7.5	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	167 to 667	15.3% to 46.8%	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	626 ±221	19.3% ±6.3	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	80 to 376	7.1% to 28.1%	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hamlet city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hamlet city	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	3,041 ±409	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.7% ±1.7	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.3% ±6.6	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	52.0% ±7.0	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	48.0% ±12.2	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$112,600 ±$19,711	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$640 ±$47	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±4	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Hamlet city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	19 to 371	0.3% to 6.2%	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,311 ±483	55.5% ±8.1	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,336 ±504	39.2% ±8.5	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 238	0% to 4.0%	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Hamlet city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	4,669 ±431	78.3% ±7.2	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,218 ±419	20.4% ±7.0	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 48	0% to 0.8%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 115	0% to 1.9%	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 48	0% to 0.8%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 92	0% to 1.5%	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Hamlet city among the places of North Carolina

149th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Hamlet city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Cherryville city	6,226 ±19
Dallas town	6,104 ±27
Mocksville town	6,068 ±24
Briar Chapel CDP	6,049 ±803
Stokesdale town	6,004 ±25
Hamlet city	5,961 ±34
Westport CDP	5,915 ±882
Barbecue CDP	5,910 ±1,052
Northchase CDP	5,896 ±1,452
Walkertown town	5,873 ±24
Locust city	5,840 ±432

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026