Dallas City vs Hamilton

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

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

Hamilton has the higher population (2,738 vs 938 in Dallas City). Dallas City has the higher median household income ($60,662 vs $53,487 in Hamilton). Hamilton has the higher median home value ($105,600 vs $80,800 in Dallas City).

Population, income & housing

	Dallas City	Hamilton
Population	938	2,738
Median age	50.3 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,662	$53,487
Median home value	$80,800	$105,600
Median gross rent	$838	$888
Housing units	539	1,277
Homeownership rate	81.6%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dallas City	Hamilton
Population	1,049 → 938 (-10.6%)	2,803 → 2,738 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $60,662 (+38.7%)	$50,087 → $53,487 (+6.8%)
Median home value	$71,100 → $80,800 (+13.6%)	$91,700 → $105,600 (+15.2%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $838 (+43.7%)	$655 → $888 (+35.6%)

Dallas City

Population

1,049938

Median household income

$43,750$60,662

Median home value

$71,100$80,800

Median gross rent

$583$838

Hamilton

Population

2,8032,738

Median household income

$50,087$53,487

Median home value

$91,700$105,600

Median gross rent

$655$888

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dallas City	Hamilton
Under 5	5.2%	5.7%
5 to 17	14.6%	19.5%
18 to 24	7.2%	6.3%
25 to 34	6.3%	12.3%
35 to 44	10.7%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.8%
55 to 64	19.1%	12.1%
65 to 74	13.0%	10.2%
75 and over	11.7%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dallas City	Hamilton
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	96.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dallas City	Hamilton
No high school diploma	5.4%	3.9%
High school graduate	40.6%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dallas City	Hamilton
Drove alone	82.2%	81.0%
Carpooled	8.6%	6.3%
Public transit	2.9%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	11.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dallas City	Hamilton
1-unit, detached	85.5%	71.1%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	14.9%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	8.9%

Poverty & households

	Dallas City	Hamilton
Poverty rate	20.9%	11.4%
Average household size	2.10	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	33	23
Median year structure built	1962	1970