Hamilton vs Smithville

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

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

Smithville has the higher population (565 vs 316 in Hamilton). Smithville has the higher median household income ($40,268 vs $32,721 in Hamilton). Since 2019, Smithville's population has grown faster (-11.4% vs -15.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	Smithville
Population	316	565
Median age	40.2 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$32,721	$40,268
Median home value	—	$91,200
Median gross rent	—	$670
Housing units	219	348
Homeownership rate	70.4%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.3%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	Smithville
Population	375 → 316 (-15.7%)	638 → 565 (-11.4%)
Median household income	$50,833 → $32,721 (-35.6%)	$30,938 → $40,268 (+30.2%)
Median home value	$109,500 → $127,200 (+16.2%)	$75,000 → $91,200 (+21.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$531 → $670 (+26.2%)

Hamilton

Population

375316

Median household income

$50,833$32,721

Median home value

$109,500$127,200

Smithville

Population

638565

Median household income

$30,938$40,268

Median home value

$75,000$91,200

Median gross rent

$531$670

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton	Smithville
Under 5	0.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	19.0%	17.3%
18 to 24	12.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	14.9%
35 to 44	29.7%	4.8%
45 to 54	5.4%	18.1%
55 to 64	3.8%	7.1%
65 to 74	11.4%	14.5%
75 and over	18.7%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	Smithville
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	94.2%
Black or African American	5.4%	0.7%
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	1.3%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	Smithville
No high school diploma	27.1%	11.4%
High school graduate	28.4%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	Smithville
Drove alone	100.0%	94.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	Smithville
1-unit, detached	84.5%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.5%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	Smithville
Poverty rate	13.3%	22.8%
Average household size	1.87	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	22	33
Median year structure built	1982	1972