Breckenridge vs Hamilton

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

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

Hamilton has the higher population (1,909 vs 532 in Breckenridge). Hamilton has the higher median household income ($56,548 vs $35,000 in Breckenridge). Hamilton has the higher median home value ($139,200 vs $48,900 in Breckenridge).

Population, income & housing

	Breckenridge	Hamilton
Population	532	1,909
Median age	30.8 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$35,000	$56,548
Median home value	$48,900	$139,200
Median gross rent	$616	$614
Housing units	276	797
Homeownership rate	61.6%	64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.8%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Breckenridge	Hamilton
Population	313 → 532 (+70.0%)	1,893 → 1,909 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$40,769 → $35,000 (-14.2%)	$42,891 → $56,548 (+31.8%)
Median home value	$61,400 → $48,900 (-20.4%)	$87,400 → $139,200 (+59.3%)
Median gross rent	$430 → $616 (+43.3%)	$656 → $614 (-6.4%)

Breckenridge

Population

313532

Median household income

$40,769$35,000

Median home value

$61,400$48,900

Median gross rent

$430$616

Hamilton

Population

1,8931,909

Median household income

$42,891$56,548

Median home value

$87,400$139,200

Median gross rent

$656$614

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Breckenridge	Hamilton
Under 5	3.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	22.9%	23.6%
18 to 24	11.8%	5.7%
25 to 34	14.3%	13.8%
35 to 44	9.0%	16.1%
45 to 54	14.5%	8.0%
55 to 64	11.8%	9.9%
65 to 74	8.1%	8.4%
75 and over	3.6%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Breckenridge	Hamilton
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Breckenridge	Hamilton
No high school diploma	19.9%	7.8%
High school graduate	48.5%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	1.5%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.3%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Breckenridge	Hamilton
Drove alone	82.0%	75.7%
Carpooled	13.9%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Breckenridge	Hamilton
1-unit, detached	68.5%	70.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22.8%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	14.8%

Poverty & households

	Breckenridge	Hamilton
Poverty rate	24.0%	13.4%
Average household size	2.38	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1962	1968