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Hamlet, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Hamlet is a Census city of 5,961 people across 5.27 square miles of land, in Richmond County. Median household income is $41,590, 52.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hamlet
What Hamlet is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.27 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,132
- County holding the largest share of its areaRichmond 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
- Population5,961
- Median age39.5
- Population under 181,353 plus or minus 419
- Share under 1822.7 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Population 65 and over1,014 plus or minus 262
- Share 65 and over17.0 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Households2,455
- Family households1,419
- Share of households that are families57.8 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$41,590
- Per capita income$26,663
- Civilian labor force2,860
- Employed2,612
- Unemployed248 plus or minus 192
- Unemployment rate8.7 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over3,750
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.5 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Hamlet
- Housing units3,041
- Occupied units2,455
- Vacant units586 plus or minus 215
- Vacancy rate19.3 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Owner occupied1,277
- Renter occupied1,178 plus or minus 340
- Ownership rate52.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$112,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$640
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.5 percent
- Single family units2,348
- Share single family77.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more613 plus or minus 254
- Share in buildings of two or more20.2 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Mobile homes80 plus or minus 68
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamlet
How Hamlet gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,414
- Commuting under 15 minutes951 plus or minus 321
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.4 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more688 plus or minus 273
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.5 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Drove alone80.2 percent
- Carpooled11.4 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.0 percent plus or minus 5.7
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$10,000
- Average approval$10,000
- Median approval$10,000
- Largest approval$10,000
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 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 communityCity of Hamlet
- NFIP community number370200
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/03/08
The City of Hamlet participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370200 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.
Richmond County, not Hamlet
Richmond County context, not Hamlet figures
- Establishments in Richmond County814
- Covered employment, Richmond County14,036
- Average annual pay, Richmond County$46,814
- Housing units permitted, Richmond County58
Every figure in this section is published for Richmond 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, North Carolina?
5,961, in 2,455 households. Hamlet city covers 5.27 square miles of land, which is 1,132 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?
Richmond 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?
$41,590. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $112,600. Median gross rent is $640 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 $10,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $10,000. 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, city of, community 370200, 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 Richmond 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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