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.

A relatively large number of people in Hamlin telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.09% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hamlin has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hamlin has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hamlin than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hamlin may be for you.

Being a small town, Hamlin does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

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.