Hackleburg vs Hamilton

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

Hackleburg 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 1,642 in Hackleburg). Hamilton has the higher median household income ($53,714 vs $43,854 in Hackleburg). Hamilton has the higher median home value ($103,500 vs $97,300 in Hackleburg).

Population, income & housing

	Hackleburg	Hamilton
Population	1,642	6,907
Median age	28.8 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$43,854	$53,714
Median home value	$97,300	$103,500
Median gross rent	$575	$544
Housing units	757	3,213
Homeownership rate	71.1%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.5%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hackleburg	Hamilton
Population	1,307 → 1,642 (+25.6%)	6,682 → 6,907 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$32,917 → $43,854 (+33.2%)	$39,357 → $53,714 (+36.5%)
Median home value	$85,300 → $97,300 (+14.1%)	$106,700 → $103,500 (-3.0%)
Median gross rent	$542 → $575 (+6.1%)	$515 → $544 (+5.6%)

Hackleburg

Population

1,3071,642

Median household income

$32,917$43,854

Median home value

$85,300$97,300

Median gross rent

$542$575

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)

	Hackleburg	Hamilton
Under 5	14.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.2%	18.5%
18 to 24	13.6%	5.8%
25 to 34	13.5%	9.4%
35 to 44	7.4%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.7%	15.5%
55 to 64	9.2%	10.5%
65 to 74	5.4%	12.3%
75 and over	5.8%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hackleburg	Hamilton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	86.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hackleburg	Hamilton
No high school diploma	17.7%	16.2%
High school graduate	38.0%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hackleburg	Hamilton
Drove alone	84.3%	88.9%
Carpooled	13.2%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	6.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hackleburg	Hamilton
1-unit, detached	51.9%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	36.9%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Hackleburg	Hamilton
Poverty rate	27.6%	18.6%
Average household size	2.86	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1993	1977