Bussey vs Hamilton

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

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

Bussey has the higher population (453 vs 87 in Hamilton). Hamilton has the higher median household income ($70,000 vs $47,857 in Bussey). Since 2019, Hamilton's population has grown faster (+35.9% vs +7.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Bussey	Hamilton
Population	453	87
Median age	39.9 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$47,857	$70,000
Median home value	$62,500	—
Median gross rent	$580	—
Housing units	209	40
Homeownership rate	85.4%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bussey	Hamilton
Population	420 → 453 (+7.9%)	64 → 87 (+35.9%)
Median household income	$32,303 → $47,857 (+48.2%)	$48,750 → $70,000 (+43.6%)
Median home value	$48,500 → $62,500 (+28.9%)	$71,300 → $61,000 (-14.4%)
Median gross rent	$515 → $580 (+12.6%)	—

Bussey

Population

420453

Median household income

$32,303$47,857

Median home value

$48,500$62,500

Median gross rent

$515$580

Hamilton

Population

6487

Median household income

$48,750$70,000

Median home value

$71,300$61,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bussey	Hamilton
Under 5	4.6%	9.2%
5 to 17	23.0%	28.7%
18 to 24	4.6%	1.1%
25 to 34	11.9%	10.3%
35 to 44	8.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	16.6%	8.0%
55 to 64	11.9%	19.5%
65 to 74	10.4%	5.7%
75 and over	8.8%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bussey	Hamilton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bussey	Hamilton
No high school diploma	8.8%	7.5%
High school graduate	44.6%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bussey	Hamilton
Drove alone	85.6%	97.1%
Carpooled	10.0%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bussey	Hamilton
1-unit, detached	92.3%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	12.5%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	27.5%

Poverty & households

	Bussey	Hamilton
Poverty rate	12.4%	3.4%
Average household size	2.36	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	28	36
Median year structure built	1944	1971