Housing data for Hamlet, NE

Hamlet, NE has an estimated 16 residents and 23 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a village in Hayes County.

45.5% of households rent.

Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−63.6%).

Figures last updated on .

Residents
16 (±11)
Housing units
23 (±17)
Households that rent
45.5%
Residents since 2015–2019
−63.6%

Housing in Hamlet at a glance

  • Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 45.5% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 52.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 78.2% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 45.5% heat with electricity (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −63.6% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 0.0% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Hamlet against Hayes County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
HamletHayes CountyNebraskaUnited States
Residents16 (±11)843 (±81)1,978,707 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units23 (±17)487 (±47)863,444 (±628)143,775,355
Households that rent45.5% (±42.5 points)32.1% (±8.5 points)33.5% (±0.4 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$508 (±$140)$1,072 (±$8)$1,413
Median household income—$69,250 (±$15,153)$76,475 (±$633)$80,734
Median home value—$128,100 (±$50,832)$238,600 (±$1,365)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)—$1,294 (±$346)$3,549 (±$22)$3,119
Built before 198078.2% (±98.4 points)82.6% (±11.8 points)57.2% (±0.5 points)49.7%
Average commute—28.7 minutes (±4.7)19.2 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband100.0% (±78.4 points)81.7% (±6.9 points)90.6% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents67.5 years (±5.1)47.3 years (±6.8)37.2 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Hamlet covers 0.3 square miles of land, about 51 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Hamlet has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents44 (±22)16 (±11)−63.6%Measurable decrease
Housing units37 (±17)23 (±17)−37.8%Not a measurable change
Households that rent6.9% (±9.1 points)45.5% (±42.5 points)+38.6 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±100.0 points)0.0% (±100.0 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Hayes County

Hamlet has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Hayes County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Hayes County recorded 0 violent and 118 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Hamlet

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Palisade7.1 mi$781$81,3009.2%
Wauneta7.6 mi$630$88,10029.2%
Hayes Center14 mi$763$85,60030.3%
Stratton16 mi$750$54,10018.2%
Trenton19 mi$525$69,20020.4%
Imperial23 mi$904$158,60015.0%
Culbertson24 mi$736$91,30032.4%
Benkelman28 mi$700$114,50027.1%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Hamlet, fiscal year 2027

Hayes County, NE, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$734$775$1,014$1,240$1,380

HUD income limits for Hamlet, fiscal year 2026

Hayes County, NE, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$19,800$32,950$52,750
2 people$22,600$37,650$60,250
3 people$27,320$42,350$67,800
4 people$33,000$47,050$75,300
5 people$38,680$50,850$81,350
6 people$44,360$54,600$87,350
7 people$50,040$58,350$93,400
8 people$55,720$62,150$99,400

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Hayes County, NE, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $85,100.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Hamlet

Is Hamlet growing?

In Hamlet, the number of residents went from 44 in 2015–2019 to 16 in 2020–2024 (−63.6%), a measurable decrease.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Hamlet village, Nebraska (place:20750, in state:31).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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