Amory vs Hamilton

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

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

Amory has the higher population (6,564 vs 316 in Hamilton). Amory has the higher median household income ($51,592 vs $32,721 in Hamilton). Since 2019, Amory's population has grown faster (-5.3% vs -15.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Amory	Hamilton
Population	6,564	316
Median age	40.7 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,592	$32,721
Median home value	$140,700	—
Median gross rent	$769	—
Housing units	3,268	219
Homeownership rate	63.5%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amory	Hamilton
Population	6,932 → 6,564 (-5.3%)	375 → 316 (-15.7%)
Median household income	$35,217 → $51,592 (+46.5%)	$50,833 → $32,721 (-35.6%)
Median home value	$121,700 → $140,700 (+15.6%)	$109,500 → $127,200 (+16.2%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $769 (+17.2%)	—

Amory

Population

6,9326,564

Median household income

$35,217$51,592

Median home value

$121,700$140,700

Median gross rent

$656$769

Hamilton

Population

375316

Median household income

$50,833$32,721

Median home value

$109,500$127,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amory	Hamilton
Under 5	4.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.1%	19.0%
18 to 24	8.9%	12.0%
25 to 34	12.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.8%	29.7%
45 to 54	17.4%	5.4%
55 to 64	10.4%	3.8%
65 to 74	9.5%	11.4%
75 and over	8.7%	18.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amory	Hamilton
White (non-Hispanic)	61.7%	93.4%
Black or African American	29.5%	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amory	Hamilton
No high school diploma	14.5%	27.1%
High school graduate	38.3%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amory	Hamilton
Drove alone	88.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	2.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amory	Hamilton
1-unit, detached	72.3%	84.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	15.5%

Poverty & households

	Amory	Hamilton
Poverty rate	16.6%	13.3%
Average household size	2.39	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1973	1982