Fremont vs Hamilton

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

Fremont and Hamilton are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fremont has the higher population (2,177 vs 1,849 in Hamilton). Hamilton has the higher median household income ($66,884 vs $61,953 in Fremont). Hamilton has the higher median home value ($265,600 vs $144,900 in Fremont).

Population, income & housing

	Fremont	Hamilton
Population	2,177	1,849
Median age	37.4 yrs	52.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,953	$66,884
Median home value	$144,900	$265,600
Median gross rent	$1,034	$929
Housing units	975	1,307
Homeownership rate	78.0%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	15.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fremont	Hamilton
Population	2,240 → 2,177 (-2.8%)	1,500 → 1,849 (+23.3%)
Median household income	$41,458 → $61,953 (+49.4%)	$56,346 → $66,884 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$100,300 → $144,900 (+44.5%)	$165,100 → $265,600 (+60.9%)
Median gross rent	$909 → $1,034 (+13.8%)	$755 → $929 (+23.0%)

Fremont

Population

2,2402,177

Median household income

$41,458$61,953

Median home value

$100,300$144,900

Median gross rent

$909$1,034

Hamilton

Population

1,5001,849

Median household income

$56,346$66,884

Median home value

$165,100$265,600

Median gross rent

$755$929

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fremont	Hamilton
Under 5	6.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	11.0%	13.4%
18 to 24	12.9%	3.6%
25 to 34	15.8%	9.7%
35 to 44	12.2%	9.9%
45 to 54	13.2%	12.9%
55 to 64	11.4%	20.0%
65 to 74	10.7%	15.7%
75 and over	6.2%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fremont	Hamilton
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	96.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fremont	Hamilton
No high school diploma	8.3%	4.2%
High school graduate	51.7%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fremont	Hamilton
Drove alone	85.6%	84.9%
Carpooled	5.3%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fremont	Hamilton
1-unit, detached	76.2%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	20.1%

Poverty & households

	Fremont	Hamilton
Poverty rate	8.0%	8.2%
Average household size	2.32	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	21	26
Median year structure built	1988	1976