Hamilton vs Jimmerson Lake

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

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

Hamilton has the higher population (1,849 vs 1,076 in Jimmerson Lake). Jimmerson Lake has the higher median household income ($98,060 vs $66,884 in Hamilton). Jimmerson Lake has the higher median home value ($317,100 vs $265,600 in Hamilton).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	Jimmerson Lake
Population	1,849	1,076
Median age	52.0 yrs	54.0 yrs
Median household income	$66,884	$98,060
Median home value	$265,600	$317,100
Median gross rent	$929	—
Housing units	1,307	983
Homeownership rate	71.6%	98.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	Jimmerson Lake
Population	1,500 → 1,849 (+23.3%)	1,183 → 1,076 (-9.0%)
Median household income	$56,346 → $66,884 (+18.7%)	$96,653 → $98,060 (+1.5%)
Median home value	$165,100 → $265,600 (+60.9%)	$359,400 → $317,100 (-11.8%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $929 (+23.0%)	—

Hamilton

Population

1,5001,849

Median household income

$56,346$66,884

Median home value

$165,100$265,600

Median gross rent

$755$929

Jimmerson Lake

Population

1,1831,076

Median household income

$96,653$98,060

Median home value

$359,400$317,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton	Jimmerson Lake
Under 5	5.2%	2.1%
5 to 17	13.4%	14.4%
18 to 24	3.6%	2.2%
25 to 34	9.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.9%	14.5%
45 to 54	12.9%	29.0%
55 to 64	20.0%	22.1%
65 to 74	15.7%	6.6%
75 and over	9.5%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	Jimmerson Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	95.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	Jimmerson Lake
No high school diploma	4.2%	12.9%
High school graduate	38.6%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	Jimmerson Lake
Drove alone	84.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	0.0%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	Jimmerson Lake
1-unit, detached	70.7%	65.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.1%	34.2%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	Jimmerson Lake
Poverty rate	8.2%	3.4%
Average household size	2.12	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1976	1979