Hamilton vs Harvey

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

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

Harvey has the higher population (204 vs 87 in Hamilton). Hamilton has the higher median household income ($70,000 vs $48,750 in Harvey). Since 2019, Hamilton's population has grown faster (+35.9% vs +35.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	Harvey
Population	87	204
Median age	35.5 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$70,000	$48,750
Median home value	—	$69,400
Median gross rent	—	$938
Housing units	40	103
Homeownership rate	94.4%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	Harvey
Population	64 → 87 (+35.9%)	151 → 204 (+35.1%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $70,000 (+43.6%)	$46,250 → $48,750 (+5.4%)
Median home value	$71,300 → $61,000 (-14.4%)	$45,800 → $69,400 (+51.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$713 → $938 (+31.6%)

Hamilton

Population

6487

Median household income

$48,750$70,000

Median home value

$71,300$61,000

Harvey

Population

151204

Median household income

$46,250$48,750

Median home value

$45,800$69,400

Median gross rent

$713$938

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton	Harvey
Under 5	9.2%	4.9%
5 to 17	28.7%	15.7%
18 to 24	1.1%	2.9%
25 to 34	10.3%	12.3%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.2%
45 to 54	8.0%	7.4%
55 to 64	19.5%	19.1%
65 to 74	5.7%	14.7%
75 and over	5.7%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	Harvey
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	88.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	Harvey
No high school diploma	7.5%	13.5%
High school graduate	45.3%	53.2%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	Harvey
Drove alone	97.1%	89.7%
Carpooled	2.9%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	Harvey
1-unit, detached	60.0%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	12.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.5%	24.3%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	Harvey
Poverty rate	3.4%	9.3%
Average household size	2.42	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	36	21
Median year structure built	1971	1973