Amory vs New Hamilton

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

Amory and New 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 491 in New Hamilton). Amory has the higher median household income ($51,592 vs $32,713 in New Hamilton). Since 2019, Amory's population has grown faster (-5.3% vs -14.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Amory	New Hamilton
Population	6,564	491
Median age	40.7 yrs	69.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,592	$32,713
Median home value	$140,700	—
Median gross rent	$769	—
Housing units	3,268	260
Homeownership rate	63.5%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	25.9%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amory	New Hamilton
Population	6,932 → 6,564 (-5.3%)	573 → 491 (-14.3%)
Median household income	$35,217 → $51,592 (+46.5%)	$44,554 → $32,713 (-26.6%)
Median home value	$121,700 → $140,700 (+15.6%)	$157,600 → $150,600 (-4.4%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $769 (+17.2%)	$762 → $590 (-22.6%)

Amory

Population

6,9326,564

Median household income

$35,217$51,592

Median home value

$121,700$140,700

Median gross rent

$656$769

New Hamilton

Population

573491

Median household income

$44,554$32,713

Median home value

$157,600$150,600

Median gross rent

$762$590

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amory	New Hamilton
Under 5	4.7%	2.0%
5 to 17	18.1%	6.9%
18 to 24	8.9%	4.5%
25 to 34	12.5%	5.3%
35 to 44	9.8%	1.8%
45 to 54	17.4%	3.9%
55 to 64	10.4%	18.1%
65 to 74	9.5%	12.0%
75 and over	8.7%	45.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amory	New Hamilton
White (non-Hispanic)	61.7%	81.5%
Black or African American	29.5%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	15.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amory	New Hamilton
No high school diploma	14.5%	23.8%
High school graduate	38.3%	17.2%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amory	New Hamilton
Drove alone	88.9%	55.4%
Carpooled	2.9%	44.6%
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	New Hamilton
1-unit, detached	72.3%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.6%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	23.1%

Poverty & households

	Amory	New Hamilton
Poverty rate	16.6%	10.0%
Average household size	2.39	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1973	1972