Hamlin is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,177 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hamlin is the 315th largest community in New York.
Of important note, Hamlin is also a town of artists. Hamlin has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hamlin’s character.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.09% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hamlin has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hamlin a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Hamlin is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Hamlin citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.87% of adults in Hamlin have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Hamlin in 2022 was $32,687, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,748 for a family of four. However, Hamlin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Hamlin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hamlin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hamlin include German, Italian, English, Irish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Hamlin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.