Guin vs Hamilton

A side-by-side comparison of Guin and Hamilton: population, income, housing, and more.

Guin and Hamilton are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hamilton has the higher population (6,907 vs 2,469 in Guin). Hamilton has the higher median household income ($53,714 vs $47,358 in Guin). Guin has the higher median home value ($111,400 vs $103,500 in Hamilton).

Population, income & housing

	Guin	Hamilton
Population	2,469	6,907
Median age	44.4 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$47,358	$53,714
Median home value	$111,400	$103,500
Median gross rent	—	$544
Housing units	1,041	3,213
Homeownership rate	68.6%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	19.1%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Guin	Hamilton
Population	2,684 → 2,469 (-8.0%)	6,682 → 6,907 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$24,444 → $47,358 (+93.7%)	$39,357 → $53,714 (+36.5%)
Median home value	$92,200 → $111,400 (+20.8%)	$106,700 → $103,500 (-3.0%)
Median gross rent	$338 → $612 (+81.1%)	$515 → $544 (+5.6%)

Guin

Population

2,6842,469

Median household income

$24,444$47,358

Median home value

$92,200$111,400

Median gross rent

$338$612

Hamilton

Population

6,6826,907

Median household income

$39,357$53,714

Median home value

$106,700$103,500

Median gross rent

$515$544

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Guin	Hamilton
Under 5	5.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	14.2%	18.5%
18 to 24	9.1%	5.8%
25 to 34	11.3%	9.4%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.2%	15.5%
55 to 64	14.3%	10.5%
65 to 74	15.4%	12.3%
75 and over	6.0%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Guin	Hamilton
White (non-Hispanic)	82.7%	86.0%
Black or African American	13.4%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Guin	Hamilton
No high school diploma	11.2%	16.2%
High school graduate	33.1%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Guin	Hamilton
Drove alone	88.0%	88.9%
Carpooled	7.7%	4.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Guin	Hamilton
1-unit, detached	67.4%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.3%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	11.2%
20 or more units	0.5%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Guin	Hamilton
Poverty rate	14.9%	18.6%
Average household size	2.63	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	19	26
Median year structure built	1976	1977