Hamilton vs Madison

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

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

Madison has the higher population (943 vs 205 in Hamilton). Madison has the higher median household income ($52,750 vs $29,741 in Hamilton). Madison has the higher median home value ($48,600 vs $25,000 in Hamilton).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	Madison
Population	205	943
Median age	47.9 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$29,741	$52,750
Median home value	$25,000	$48,600
Median gross rent	—	$590
Housing units	153	522
Homeownership rate	84.6%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	Madison
Population	259 → 205 (-20.8%)	851 → 943 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$38,068 → $29,741 (-21.9%)	$39,856 → $52,750 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$27,000 → $25,000 (-7.4%)	$49,100 → $48,600 (-1.0%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $638 (-12.0%)	$620 → $590 (-4.8%)

Hamilton

Population

259205

Median household income

$38,068$29,741

Median home value

$27,000$25,000

Median gross rent

$725$638

Madison

Population

851943

Median household income

$39,856$52,750

Median home value

$49,100$48,600

Median gross rent

$620$590

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton	Madison
Under 5	0.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	17.1%	22.9%
18 to 24	11.2%	10.6%
25 to 34	9.3%	10.8%
35 to 44	7.3%	14.8%
45 to 54	12.7%	9.2%
55 to 64	11.2%	9.0%
65 to 74	22.9%	6.4%
75 and over	8.3%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	Madison
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
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	4.9%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	Madison
No high school diploma	24.5%	10.6%
High school graduate	51.7%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	12.9%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	Madison
Drove alone	97.2%	82.7%
Carpooled	2.8%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.8%
Other means	0.0%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	Madison
1-unit, detached	85.0%	94.8%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	Madison
Poverty rate	14.1%	11.1%
Average household size	1.97	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1938	1943