Hamilton vs Pinesdale

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

Hamilton and Pinesdale 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 847 in Pinesdale). Pinesdale has the higher median household income ($70,694 vs $52,917 in Hamilton). Hamilton has the higher median home value ($299,800 vs $198,100 in Pinesdale).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	Pinesdale
Population	4,949	847
Median age	47.7 yrs	22.4 yrs
Median household income	$52,917	$70,694
Median home value	$299,800	$198,100
Median gross rent	$958	$1,292
Housing units	2,849	199
Homeownership rate	48.7%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	Pinesdale
Population	4,723 → 4,949 (+4.8%)	955 → 847 (-11.3%)
Median household income	$32,006 → $52,917 (+65.3%)	$45,625 → $70,694 (+54.9%)
Median home value	$177,600 → $299,800 (+68.8%)	$207,900 → $198,100 (-4.7%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $958 (+27.1%)	$571 → $1,292 (+126.3%)

Hamilton

Population

4,7234,949

Median household income

$32,006$52,917

Median home value

$177,600$299,800

Median gross rent

$754$958

Pinesdale

Population

955847

Median household income

$45,625$70,694

Median home value

$207,900$198,100

Median gross rent

$571$1,292

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton	Pinesdale
Under 5	4.6%	10.2%
5 to 17	13.1%	27.9%
18 to 24	5.3%	17.9%
25 to 34	10.3%	14.5%
35 to 44	13.9%	8.9%
45 to 54	10.8%	7.3%
55 to 64	13.5%	7.4%
65 to 74	13.6%	3.4%
75 and over	15.0%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	Pinesdale
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.5%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	Pinesdale
No high school diploma	8.8%	16.1%
High school graduate	25.7%	47.5%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	Pinesdale
Drove alone	76.7%	59.8%
Carpooled	12.4%	14.8%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	2.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	21.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	Pinesdale
1-unit, detached	51.1%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	0.5%
20 or more units	10.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	Pinesdale
Poverty rate	12.0%	14.4%
Average household size	1.84	4.39
Mean commute (minutes)	12	25
Median year structure built	1976	1978