Hamilton Branch vs Iron Horse

A side-by-side comparison of Hamilton Branch and Iron Horse: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Iron Horse has the higher population (575 vs 504 in Hamilton Branch). Hamilton Branch has the higher median household income ($106,591 vs $56,066 in Iron Horse). Hamilton Branch has the higher median home value ($365,400 vs $195,500 in Iron Horse).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton Branch	Iron Horse
Population	504	575
Median age	57.6 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$106,591	$56,066
Median home value	$365,400	$195,500
Median gross rent	$1,145	—
Housing units	365	377
Homeownership rate	78.9%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton Branch	Iron Horse
Population	495 → 504 (+1.8%)	191 → 575 (+201.0%)
Median household income	$57,250 → $106,591 (+86.2%)	$50,231 → $56,066 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$279,000 → $365,400 (+31.0%)	$222,100 → $195,500 (-12.0%)

Hamilton Branch

Population

495504

Median household income

$57,250$106,591

Median home value

$279,000$365,400

Iron Horse

Population

191575

Median household income

$50,231$56,066

Median home value

$222,100$195,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton Branch	Iron Horse
Under 5	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.5%	19.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	15.3%	35.0%
45 to 54	1.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	30.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	15.1%	34.3%
75 and over	8.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton Branch	Iron Horse
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	88.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	15.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton Branch	Iron Horse
No high school diploma	5.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	29.4%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton Branch	Iron Horse
Drove alone	71.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	12.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton Branch	Iron Horse
1-unit, detached	96.4%	32.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	67.9%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton Branch	Iron Horse
Poverty rate	16.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.47	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	32	—
Median year structure built	1971	1978