Alhambra vs Hamel

A side-by-side comparison of Alhambra and Hamel: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hamel has the higher population (1,004 vs 608 in Alhambra). Hamel has the higher median household income ($105,313 vs $68,500 in Alhambra). Hamel has the higher median home value ($231,900 vs $154,300 in Alhambra).

Population, income & housing

	Alhambra	Hamel
Population	608	1,004
Median age	48.9 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,500	$105,313
Median home value	$154,300	$231,900
Median gross rent	$788	$940
Housing units	246	382
Homeownership rate	75.0%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	38.4%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alhambra	Hamel
Population	612 → 608 (-0.7%)	761 → 1,004 (+31.9%)
Median household income	$44,107 → $68,500 (+55.3%)	$70,338 → $105,313 (+49.7%)
Median home value	$117,100 → $154,300 (+31.8%)	$182,100 → $231,900 (+27.3%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $788 (+27.3%)	$915 → $940 (+2.7%)

Alhambra

Population

612608

Median household income

$44,107$68,500

Median home value

$117,100$154,300

Median gross rent

$619$788

Hamel

Population

7611,004

Median household income

$70,338$105,313

Median home value

$182,100$231,900

Median gross rent

$915$940

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alhambra	Hamel
Under 5	5.3%	9.4%
5 to 17	10.0%	21.7%
18 to 24	7.2%	9.6%
25 to 34	11.7%	11.8%
35 to 44	10.4%	18.6%
45 to 54	11.5%	8.7%
55 to 64	9.4%	6.5%
65 to 74	18.3%	6.0%
75 and over	16.3%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alhambra	Hamel
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alhambra	Hamel
No high school diploma	13.4%	4.2%
High school graduate	34.4%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alhambra	Hamel
Drove alone	91.3%	74.5%
Carpooled	3.0%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	2.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	16.7%
Other means	1.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alhambra	Hamel
1-unit, detached	81.3%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Alhambra	Hamel
Poverty rate	13.1%	4.1%
Average household size	2.24	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1966	1979