Hamilton vs Stevensville

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

Hamilton and Stevensville 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 2,172 in Stevensville). Hamilton has the higher median household income ($52,917 vs $52,745 in Stevensville). Stevensville has the higher median home value ($336,500 vs $299,800 in Hamilton).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	Stevensville
Population	4,949	2,172
Median age	47.7 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,917	$52,745
Median home value	$299,800	$336,500
Median gross rent	$958	$1,013
Housing units	2,849	997
Homeownership rate	48.7%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	Stevensville
Population	4,723 → 4,949 (+4.8%)	2,182 → 2,172 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$32,006 → $52,917 (+65.3%)	$33,219 → $52,745 (+58.8%)
Median home value	$177,600 → $299,800 (+68.8%)	$182,400 → $336,500 (+84.5%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $958 (+27.1%)	$681 → $1,013 (+48.8%)

Hamilton

Population

4,7234,949

Median household income

$32,006$52,917

Median home value

$177,600$299,800

Median gross rent

$754$958

Stevensville

Population

2,1822,172

Median household income

$33,219$52,745

Median home value

$182,400$336,500

Median gross rent

$681$1,013

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton	Stevensville
Under 5	4.6%	7.0%
5 to 17	13.1%	17.5%
18 to 24	5.3%	8.4%
25 to 34	10.3%	7.4%
35 to 44	13.9%	16.8%
45 to 54	10.8%	9.3%
55 to 64	13.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	13.6%	11.0%
75 and over	15.0%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	Stevensville
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.5%
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%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	Stevensville
No high school diploma	8.8%	6.7%
High school graduate	25.7%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	Stevensville
Drove alone	76.7%	78.2%
Carpooled	12.4%	9.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	6.6%	9.1%
Bicycle	2.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	Stevensville
1-unit, detached	51.1%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	18.5%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	7.2%
20 or more units	10.1%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	Stevensville
Poverty rate	12.0%	15.6%
Average household size	1.84	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	12	24
Median year structure built	1976	1977