Corvallis vs Hamilton

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

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

Hamilton has the higher population (4,949 vs 1,356 in Corvallis). Corvallis has the higher median household income ($83,011 vs $52,917 in Hamilton). Hamilton has the higher median home value ($299,800 vs $237,900 in Corvallis).

Population, income & housing

	Corvallis	Hamilton
Population	1,356	4,949
Median age	35.0 yrs	47.7 yrs
Median household income	$83,011	$52,917
Median home value	$237,900	$299,800
Median gross rent	$1,275	$958
Housing units	526	2,849
Homeownership rate	64.3%	48.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	31.4%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Corvallis	Hamilton
Population	976 → 1,356 (+38.9%)	4,723 → 4,949 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$27,670 → $83,011 (+200.0%)	$32,006 → $52,917 (+65.3%)
Median home value	$165,100 → $237,900 (+44.1%)	$177,600 → $299,800 (+68.8%)
Median gross rent	$737 → $1,275 (+73.0%)	$754 → $958 (+27.1%)

Corvallis

Population

9761,356

Median household income

$27,670$83,011

Median home value

$165,100$237,900

Median gross rent

$737$1,275

Hamilton

Population

4,7234,949

Median household income

$32,006$52,917

Median home value

$177,600$299,800

Median gross rent

$754$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Corvallis	Hamilton
Under 5	7.7%	4.6%
5 to 17	13.6%	13.1%
18 to 24	1.4%	5.3%
25 to 34	27.6%	10.3%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.9%
45 to 54	2.0%	10.8%
55 to 64	16.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	15.8%	13.6%
75 and over	3.4%	15.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Corvallis	Hamilton
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Corvallis	Hamilton
No high school diploma	2.6%	8.8%
High school graduate	40.3%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	41.4%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	15.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Corvallis	Hamilton
Drove alone	74.6%	76.7%
Carpooled	3.5%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	6.9%	6.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.4%
Worked from home	14.9%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Corvallis	Hamilton
1-unit, detached	80.4%	51.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	17.2%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	10.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Corvallis	Hamilton
Poverty rate	10.5%	12.0%
Average household size	2.75	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	53	12
Median year structure built	1992	1976