Elk Creek vs Hamilton City

A side-by-side comparison of Elk Creek and Hamilton City: population, income, housing, and more.

Elk Creek and Hamilton City are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hamilton City has the higher population (2,295 vs 52 in Elk Creek). Hamilton City has the higher median home value ($278,800 vs $204,500 in Elk Creek). Since 2019, Hamilton City's population has grown faster (+8.6% vs -71.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Elk Creek	Hamilton City
Population	52	2,295
Median age	73.4 yrs	25.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$70,665
Median home value	$204,500	$278,800
Median gross rent	—	$865
Housing units	39	708
Homeownership rate	100.0%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	4.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk Creek	Hamilton City
Population	183 → 52 (-71.6%)	2,113 → 2,295 (+8.6%)
Median household income	$48,125 → $119,167 (+147.6%)	$55,444 → $70,665 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $204,500 (+48.7%)	$166,500 → $278,800 (+67.4%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $619 (+3.2%)	$715 → $865 (+21.0%)

Elk Creek

Population

18352

Median household income

$48,125$119,167

Median home value

$137,500$204,500

Median gross rent

$600$619

Hamilton City

Population

2,1132,295

Median household income

$55,444$70,665

Median home value

$166,500$278,800

Median gross rent

$715$865

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk Creek	Hamilton City
Under 5	0.0%	2.7%
5 to 17	0.0%	22.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	25.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	8.1%
55 to 64	15.4%	6.1%
65 to 74	48.1%	6.7%
75 and over	36.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk Creek	Hamilton City
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	4.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	88.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk Creek	Hamilton City
No high school diploma	0.0%	36.7%
High school graduate	19.2%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	63.5%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk Creek	Hamilton City
Drove alone	100.0%	72.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	27.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk Creek	Hamilton City
1-unit, detached	56.4%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	43.6%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Elk Creek	Hamilton City
Poverty rate	0.0%	7.5%
Average household size	2.60	3.39
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	1962	1975