Hamel vs Marine

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

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

Marine has the higher population (1,181 vs 1,004 in Hamel). Hamel has the higher median household income ($105,313 vs $76,304 in Marine). Hamel has the higher median home value ($231,900 vs $165,100 in Marine).

Population, income & housing

	Hamel	Marine
Population	1,004	1,181
Median age	34.0 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$105,313	$76,304
Median home value	$231,900	$165,100
Median gross rent	$940	$880
Housing units	382	429
Homeownership rate	79.3%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.4%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamel	Marine
Population	761 → 1,004 (+31.9%)	910 → 1,181 (+29.8%)
Median household income	$70,338 → $105,313 (+49.7%)	$65,192 → $76,304 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$182,100 → $231,900 (+27.3%)	$135,000 → $165,100 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$915 → $940 (+2.7%)	$675 → $880 (+30.4%)

Hamel

Population

7611,004

Median household income

$70,338$105,313

Median home value

$182,100$231,900

Median gross rent

$915$940

Marine

Population

9101,181

Median household income

$65,192$76,304

Median home value

$135,000$165,100

Median gross rent

$675$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamel	Marine
Under 5	9.4%	3.9%
5 to 17	21.7%	23.0%
18 to 24	9.6%	6.5%
25 to 34	11.8%	13.4%
35 to 44	18.6%	11.6%
45 to 54	8.7%	7.7%
55 to 64	6.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	6.0%	13.3%
75 and over	7.9%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamel	Marine
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	85.8%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	2.0%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamel	Marine
No high school diploma	4.2%	3.9%
High school graduate	25.8%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamel	Marine
Drove alone	74.5%	85.5%
Carpooled	5.9%	2.2%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	10.2%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamel	Marine
1-unit, detached	82.2%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	15.7%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Hamel	Marine
Poverty rate	4.1%	3.5%
Average household size	2.74	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1979	1970