Hamlet, IN Population

Overview

1,001

Total Population

28.3

Median age

52.85%

Female population %

89.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

38.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

78

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Hamlet's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hamlet is 28.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hamlet's population under 18 was 29.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hamlet's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 7.39% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hamlet, 20.38% were under the age of 15, 34.97% aged 15 to 29, 37.26% aged 30 to 64, 6.49% aged 65 to 84, and 0.90% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 57 more females than males in Hamlet:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.85% females and 47.15% males in Hamlet, IN.
The Hamlet, IN gender ratio is 89.2:100 i.e. 89.2 men to 100 women (0.892).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 75.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 79.

Hamlet's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Hamlet population: 96.10% are White, 0.60% are some other race and 3.30% are multiracial.
Hamlet's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 78 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 923 (92.21% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hamlet is White with a population of 962 (96.10% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 827 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Hamlet's population decreased by 28 (3.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hamlet's population decreased by 31 (3.88%), 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, Hamlet's population was lowest in year 2018 at 761.