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Hamlin, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Hamlin is a Census town of 1,068 people across 0.60 square miles of land, in Lincoln County. Median household income is $61,429, 64.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hamlin
What Hamlin is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.6 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,789 plus or minus 509
- County holding the largest share of its areaLincoln 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.
Hamlin
How many people live in Hamlin
- Population1,068 plus or minus 304
- Median age43.5
- Population under 18270 plus or minus 99
- Share under 1825.3 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Population 65 and over174 plus or minus 73
- Share 65 and over16.3 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Households352 plus or minus 91
- Family households291 plus or minus 89
- Share of households that are families82.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamlin
Income and work in Hamlin
- Median household income$61,429 plus or minus $20,262
- Per capita income$27,284 plus or minus $6,304
- Civilian labor force360 plus or minus 111
- Employed344 plus or minus 107
- Unemployed16 plus or minus 19
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over749 plus or minus 198
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.7 percent plus or minus 31.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.2 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.2 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamlin
Housing in Hamlin
- Housing units399 plus or minus 101
- Occupied units352 plus or minus 91
- Vacant units47 plus or minus 39
- Vacancy rate11.8 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Owner occupied227 plus or minus 75
- Renter occupied125 plus or minus 53
- Ownership rate64.5 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$95,500 plus or minus $26,857
- Median gross rent, monthly$679
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.3 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Single family units293 plus or minus 85
- Share single family73.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more70 plus or minus 46
- Share in buildings of two or more17.5 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Mobile homes36 plus or minus 34
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamlin
How Hamlin gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute294 plus or minus 98
- Commuting under 15 minutes158 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting under 15 minutes53.7 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more117 plus or minus 63
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.8 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Drove alone79.1 percent
- Carpooled2.6 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Worked from home13.5 percent plus or minus 11.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamlin
Flood risk in Hamlin
- NFIP communityTown of Hamlin
- NFIP community number540089
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/16/13
The Town of Hamlin participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540089 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.
Lincoln County, not Hamlin
Lincoln County context, not Hamlin figures
- Establishments in Lincoln County172
- Covered employment, Lincoln County2,423
- Average annual pay, Lincoln County$42,630
- Housing units permitted, Lincoln County12
Every figure in this section is published for Lincoln County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hamlin.
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.
Coverage
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
Hamlin questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hamlin, West Virginia?
1,068, in 352 households. Hamlin town covers 0.60 square miles of land, which is 1,789 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hamlin in?
Lincoln 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 Hamlin?
$61,429. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $95,500. Median gross rent is $679 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Hamlin in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hamlin appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hamlin, town of, community 540089, 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 Hamlin figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lincoln 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 Hamlin.
Is zoning published for Hamlin?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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