Hamilton vs La Harpe

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

Hamilton and La Harpe 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 1,085 in La Harpe). Hamilton has the higher median household income ($53,487 vs $49,028 in La Harpe). Hamilton has the higher median home value ($105,600 vs $84,200 in La Harpe).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	La Harpe
Population	2,738	1,085
Median age	39.9 yrs	50.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,487	$49,028
Median home value	$105,600	$84,200
Median gross rent	$888	—
Housing units	1,277	582
Homeownership rate	72.2%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	La Harpe
Population	2,803 → 2,738 (-2.3%)	1,319 → 1,085 (-17.7%)
Median household income	$50,087 → $53,487 (+6.8%)	$40,833 → $49,028 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$91,700 → $105,600 (+15.2%)	$68,200 → $84,200 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $888 (+35.6%)	$659 → $475 (-27.9%)

Hamilton

Population

2,8032,738

Median household income

$50,087$53,487

Median home value

$91,700$105,600

Median gross rent

$655$888

La Harpe

Population

1,3191,085

Median household income

$40,833$49,028

Median home value

$68,200$84,200

Median gross rent

$659$475

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton	La Harpe
Under 5	5.7%	5.2%
5 to 17	19.5%	14.4%
18 to 24	6.3%	4.7%
25 to 34	12.3%	8.8%
35 to 44	13.1%	13.2%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.6%
55 to 64	12.1%	11.9%
65 to 74	10.2%	17.6%
75 and over	10.0%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	La Harpe
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	93.5%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	La Harpe
No high school diploma	3.9%	12.2%
High school graduate	32.2%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	La Harpe
Drove alone	81.0%	84.3%
Carpooled	6.3%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	11.7%	4.3%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	La Harpe
1-unit, detached	71.1%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	14.9%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	La Harpe
Poverty rate	11.4%	9.7%
Average household size	2.31	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1970	1965