Hamilton vs Polo

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

Hamilton and Polo 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 428 in Polo). Hamilton has the higher median household income ($56,548 vs $48,750 in Polo). Polo has the higher median home value ($152,500 vs $139,200 in Hamilton).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	Polo
Population	1,909	428
Median age	35.2 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$56,548	$48,750
Median home value	$139,200	$152,500
Median gross rent	$614	$617
Housing units	797	252
Homeownership rate	64.6%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	Polo
Population	1,893 → 1,909 (+0.8%)	489 → 428 (-12.5%)
Median household income	$42,891 → $56,548 (+31.8%)	$43,125 → $48,750 (+13.0%)
Median home value	$87,400 → $139,200 (+59.3%)	$76,500 → $152,500 (+99.3%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $614 (-6.4%)	$517 → $617 (+19.3%)

Hamilton

Population

1,8931,909

Median household income

$42,891$56,548

Median home value

$87,400$139,200

Median gross rent

$656$614

Polo

Population

489428

Median household income

$43,125$48,750

Median home value

$76,500$152,500

Median gross rent

$517$617

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton	Polo
Under 5	6.4%	6.8%
5 to 17	23.6%	21.5%
18 to 24	5.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	13.8%	18.7%
35 to 44	16.1%	10.5%
45 to 54	8.0%	9.1%
55 to 64	9.9%	13.1%
65 to 74	8.4%	8.6%
75 and over	8.1%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	Polo
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	88.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.3%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	Polo
No high school diploma	7.8%	7.1%
High school graduate	38.0%	45.6%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	Polo
Drove alone	75.7%	87.7%
Carpooled	10.1%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	1.0%
Other means	2.5%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	Polo
1-unit, detached	70.6%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.8%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	Polo
Poverty rate	13.4%	11.9%
Average household size	2.60	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	27	35
Median year structure built	1968	1964