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Hamlet, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Hamlet is a Census town of 1,039 people across 0.97 square miles of land, in Starke County. Median household income is $73,542, 77.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $112,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hamlet
What Hamlet is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.97 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,076 plus or minus 361
- County holding the largest share of its areaStarke County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamlet
How many people live in Hamlet
- Population1,039 plus or minus 348
- Median age29.6 plus or minus 7.1
- Population under 18353 plus or minus 120
- Share under 1834.0 percent
- Population 65 and over101 plus or minus 34
- Share 65 and over9.7 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households289 plus or minus 79
- Family households235 plus or minus 73
- Share of households that are families81.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamlet
Income and work in Hamlet
- Median household income$73,542 plus or minus $15,670
- Per capita income$22,753
- Civilian labor force489 plus or minus 156
- Employed478 plus or minus 154
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate2.2 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over603 plus or minus 172
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.9 percent plus or minus 33.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.5 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamlet
Housing in Hamlet
- Housing units318 plus or minus 77
- Occupied units289 plus or minus 79
- Vacant units29 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate9.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied224 plus or minus 64
- Renter occupied65 plus or minus 37
- Ownership rate77.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$112,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$895
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Single family units280 plus or minus 69
- Share single family88.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more22 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more6.9 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Mobile homes16 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1954
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Hamlet gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute464 plus or minus 152
- Commuting under 15 minutes43 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.3 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more168 plus or minus 65
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.2 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Drove alone81.5 percent
- Carpooled14.7 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home2.3 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamlet
SBA loans in Hamlet (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$112,500
- Average approval$112,500
- Median approval$112,500
- Largest approval$112,500
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval10.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hamlet, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hamlet
Flood risk in Hamlet
- NFIP communityTown of Hamlet
- NFIP community number180241
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/01/86(L)
The Town of Hamlet participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180241 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Starke County, not Hamlet
Starke County context, not Hamlet figures
- Establishments in Starke County319
- Covered employment, Starke County4,134
- Average annual pay, Starke County$44,150
- Housing units permitted, Starke County55
Every figure in this section is published for Starke County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hamlet.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hamlet questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hamlet, Indiana?
1,039, in 289 households. Hamlet town covers 0.97 square miles of land, which is 1,076 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hamlet in?
Starke County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hamlet?
$73,542. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $112,300. Median gross rent is $895 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hamlet businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $112,500 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $112,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hamlet, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hamlet borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hamlet. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Hamlet in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hamlet appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hamlet, town of, community 180241, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Hamlet figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Starke County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hamlet.
Is zoning published for Hamlet?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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