Eureka vs Hamilton

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

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

Eureka has the higher population (2,271 vs 205 in Hamilton). Eureka has the higher median household income ($45,121 vs $29,741 in Hamilton). Eureka has the higher median home value ($73,100 vs $25,000 in Hamilton).

Population, income & housing

	Eureka	Hamilton
Population	2,271	205
Median age	44.4 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$45,121	$29,741
Median home value	$73,100	$25,000
Median gross rent	$706	—
Housing units	1,260	153
Homeownership rate	72.5%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eureka	Hamilton
Population	2,262 → 2,271 (+0.4%)	259 → 205 (-20.8%)
Median household income	$34,038 → $45,121 (+32.6%)	$38,068 → $29,741 (-21.9%)
Median home value	$49,800 → $73,100 (+46.8%)	$27,000 → $25,000 (-7.4%)
Median gross rent	$552 → $706 (+27.9%)	$725 → $638 (-12.0%)

Eureka

Population

2,2622,271

Median household income

$34,038$45,121

Median home value

$49,800$73,100

Median gross rent

$552$706

Hamilton

Population

259205

Median household income

$38,068$29,741

Median home value

$27,000$25,000

Median gross rent

$725$638

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eureka	Hamilton
Under 5	6.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.9%	17.1%
18 to 24	3.7%	11.2%
25 to 34	12.3%	9.3%
35 to 44	12.2%	7.3%
45 to 54	9.3%	12.7%
55 to 64	15.6%	11.2%
65 to 74	15.3%	22.9%
75 and over	8.3%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eureka	Hamilton
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	87.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eureka	Hamilton
No high school diploma	9.6%	24.5%
High school graduate	38.0%	51.7%
Some college or associate's	41.0%	12.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eureka	Hamilton
Drove alone	79.0%	97.2%
Carpooled	9.3%	2.8%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	0.0%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eureka	Hamilton
1-unit, detached	84.4%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	11.1%

Poverty & households

	Eureka	Hamilton
Poverty rate	26.5%	14.1%
Average household size	2.33	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	18	28
Median year structure built	1954	1938