North Carolina · Census place 29160
Hamlet city, NC
Quick answer
Hamlet city has 6,000 residents, ranking #146 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $38,500, the median home is worth $103,800 and median gross rent runs $553 a month.
- Population
- 6,000Hamlet city residents
- Median household income
- $38,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $103,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $553Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Hamlet city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hamlet city median would spend about 17.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.1% of residents and 55.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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