Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Interest and dividend income:
Loans and fees on loans	$ 4,904	$ 4,624
Taxable investment securities	291	240
Nontaxable investment securities	59	87
Dividends on restricted stock	35	32
Other interest income	50	42
Total interest and dividend income	5,339	5,025
Interest expense:
Deposits	577	554
Subordinated notes	134	134
Other borrowed funds	72	53
Total interest expense	783	741
Net interest income	4,556	4,284
Provision for loan losses	237	70
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	4,319	4,214
Noninterest income:
Gains on sales of investment securities, net	60	13
Income from life insurance death benefit	630
Other income	142	150
Total noninterest income	1,387	697
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	2,219	1,989
Occupancy and equipment expense	430	415
Data processing expense	423	327
ATM processing expense	17	62
Advertising and marketing expense	181	130
Professional fees	109	233
Bank franchise taxes	101	100
FDIC insurance expense	82	32
(Gains) losses on sales and writedowns of other real estate, net	158
Other real estate owned expense	141	13
Directors’ fees	105	102
Other expense	391	389
Total noninterest expense	4,357	3,792
Net income before income taxes	1,349	1,119
Income tax expense	147	342
Net income	1,202	777
Less net income attributable to non-controlling interest	12	12
Net income attibutable to HomeTown Bankshares Corporation	$ 1,190	$ 765
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.13	[1]
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.13	[1]
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	5,795,005	5,763,383	[1]
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	5,840,667	5,783,573	[1]
Deposit Account [Member]
Noninterest income:
Revenue from Contract with Customer	$ 133	$ 149
Financial Service, Other [Member]
Noninterest income:
Revenue from Contract with Customer	227	178
Mortgage Banking [Member]
Noninterest income:
Revenue from Contract with Customer	$ 195	$ 207

[1] Restated for the 4% stock dividend distributed July 11, 2016