Hamlet, NC Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Hamlet home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

6,328
Population Estimate
$90,646
Median Home Value
91.4%
Employment Rate
15.0%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$124
Median Listing Price$189,400
Median Days on Market103
Active Listings33
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)41
Avg Listing Price$215,254
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-5%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-2%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.42
Family Dual Income40.6
Median Household Income$35,221
Median Individual Income$19,117
Home Ownership54.5%
Home Value$90,646
Median Rent$586
Rent Burden39.2%
Poverty28.9%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED23.0%
  • Highschool Education27.3%
  • Some College34.8%
  • Bachelors Degree11.2%
  • Graduate Degree3.8%
  • Total College or Above15.0%
  • Stem Degree35.6%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.7%
  • Female51.3%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married32.3%
  • Divorced17.9%
  • Never Married40.2%
  • Widowed9.6%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityHamlet
State IDNC
Population6,328

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1827.7%
19–2915.4%
30–397.4%
40–4914.9%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.8%
60–6911.2%
70–798.9%
80+2.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation51.6%
Unemployment Rate8.6%
Disabled17.9%

ETHNICITY

White49.1%
Black46.0%
Asian1.2%
Native American2.1%
Pacific Islander0.4%
Other0.0%
Multiple1.2%

OTHER

Hispanic3.6%
Limited English2.6%
Health Uninsured13.0%
Veteran6.7%

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  3. What should home buyers know about the Hamlet, NC housing market?

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Neighborhoods in Hamlet, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in Hamlet, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Pinecroft, Hamlet

    Pinecroft ↗

    Median asking price
    $186,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    28
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.3/10 · 3 schools

  • Briarwood, Hamlet

    Briarwood ↗

    Median asking price
    $169,900
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    10
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.7/10 · 3 schools

  • Woodstone, Hamlet

    Woodstone ↗

    Median asking price
    $164,450
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    9
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.3/10 · 3 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.