Hamilton, NC Population

Overview

191

Total Population

55.2

Median age

59.16%

Female population %

69:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

56.6

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Hamilton's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hamilton is 55.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hamilton's population under 18 was 12.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hamilton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hamilton, 6.81% were under the age of 15, 11.52% aged 15 to 29, 52.36% aged 30 to 64, 25.65% aged 65 to 84, and 3.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 35 more females than males in Hamilton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 59.16% females and 40.84% males in Hamilton, NC.
The Hamilton, NC gender ratio is 69:100 i.e. 69 men to 100 women (0.690).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 13.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 17.

Hamilton's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Hamilton population: 39.27% are White and 60.73% are Black or African American.
Hamilton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 191 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hamilton is Black or African American with a population of 116 (60.73% of the total population).

Hamilton's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 522 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Hamilton's population decreased by 122 (23.37%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hamilton's population decreased by 98 (24.50%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hamilton's population was lowest in year 2022 at 296.