COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hamlin vs Abilene
PLACE A
Hamlin, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Abilene, Texas
Hamlin is 99% smaller than Abilene. Abilene earns more, with a median household income $2,023 higher. Abilene has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -14%).
HAMLINABILENEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,876131,588−99% vs Abilene
Population density3551,234−879
Population growth-13.8%6.9%−20.7 pts
Median age39.432.8+6.6
Male54.5%51.4%+3.1 pts
Female45.5%48.6%−3.1 pts
Foreign-born1.2%7.4%−6.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.2%56.8%−6.6 pts
Black2.6%9.8%−7.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino42.5%27.1%+15.4 pts
Asian0.1%2.3%−2.2 pts
Other4.7%4.1%+0.6 pts
Median household income$60,625$62,648−$2,023
Per capita income$28,042$31,321−$3,279
Poverty rate13.4%16.1%−2.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3930.447−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%27.3%−12.1 pts
Graduate degree2.6%9.6%−7.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%3.0%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation70.4%61.5%+8.8 pts
Median home value$73,200$183,700−$110,500
Median gross rent$858$1,157−$299
Owner-occupied71.8%56.1%+15.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.2%11.7%+4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households18.1%48.6%−30.5 pts
Average commute29.615.6+14.0
Worked from home6.7%8.4%−1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured13.4%15.0%−1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025