Hamilton vs Warsaw

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

Hamilton and Warsaw 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 1,511 in Warsaw). Warsaw has the higher median household income ($58,074 vs $53,487 in Hamilton). Hamilton has the higher median home value ($105,600 vs $90,700 in Warsaw).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	Warsaw
Population	2,738	1,511
Median age	39.9 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$53,487	$58,074
Median home value	$105,600	$90,700
Median gross rent	$888	$769
Housing units	1,277	810
Homeownership rate	72.2%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	13.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	Warsaw
Population	2,803 → 2,738 (-2.3%)	1,690 → 1,511 (-10.6%)
Median household income	$50,087 → $53,487 (+6.8%)	$54,758 → $58,074 (+6.1%)
Median home value	$91,700 → $105,600 (+15.2%)	$82,700 → $90,700 (+9.7%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $888 (+35.6%)	$631 → $769 (+21.9%)

Hamilton

Population

2,8032,738

Median household income

$50,087$53,487

Median home value

$91,700$105,600

Median gross rent

$655$888

Warsaw

Population

1,6901,511

Median household income

$54,758$58,074

Median home value

$82,700$90,700

Median gross rent

$631$769

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton	Warsaw
Under 5	5.7%	4.0%
5 to 17	19.5%	20.5%
18 to 24	6.3%	1.9%
25 to 34	12.3%	11.1%
35 to 44	13.1%	10.8%
45 to 54	10.8%	8.3%
55 to 64	12.1%	13.8%
65 to 74	10.2%	23.1%
75 and over	10.0%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	Warsaw
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	96.6%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	Warsaw
No high school diploma	3.9%	7.2%
High school graduate	32.2%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	Warsaw
Drove alone	81.0%	82.4%
Carpooled	6.3%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	10.3%
Other means	1.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	Warsaw
1-unit, detached	71.1%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	14.9%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	Warsaw
Poverty rate	11.4%	11.5%
Average household size	2.31	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1970	1971