Hamel vs Livingston

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

Hamel and Livingston 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 791 in Livingston). Hamel has the higher median household income ($105,313 vs $57,750 in Livingston). Hamel has the higher median home value ($231,900 vs $101,800 in Livingston).

Population, income & housing

	Hamel	Livingston
Population	1,004	791
Median age	34.0 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$105,313	$57,750
Median home value	$231,900	$101,800
Median gross rent	$940	$641
Housing units	382	415
Homeownership rate	79.3%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.4%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamel	Livingston
Population	761 → 1,004 (+31.9%)	714 → 791 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$70,338 → $105,313 (+49.7%)	$45,781 → $57,750 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$182,100 → $231,900 (+27.3%)	$79,300 → $101,800 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$915 → $940 (+2.7%)	$726 → $641 (-11.7%)

Hamel

Population

7611,004

Median household income

$70,338$105,313

Median home value

$182,100$231,900

Median gross rent

$915$940

Livingston

Population

714791

Median household income

$45,781$57,750

Median home value

$79,300$101,800

Median gross rent

$726$641

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamel	Livingston
Under 5	9.4%	3.7%
5 to 17	21.7%	17.1%
18 to 24	9.6%	5.8%
25 to 34	11.8%	13.0%
35 to 44	18.6%	10.4%
45 to 54	8.7%	6.1%
55 to 64	6.5%	15.8%
65 to 74	6.0%	15.4%
75 and over	7.9%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamel	Livingston
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	83.9%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.0%	14.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamel	Livingston
No high school diploma	4.2%	5.3%
High school graduate	25.8%	50.9%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamel	Livingston
Drove alone	74.5%	94.5%
Carpooled	5.9%	3.9%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	0.3%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamel	Livingston
1-unit, detached	82.2%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	15.7%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Hamel	Livingston
Poverty rate	4.1%	8.0%
Average household size	2.74	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	26	34
Median year structure built	1979	1964