Hamilton Square vs Mercerville

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

Hamilton Square and Mercerville are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mercerville has the higher population (13,693 vs 11,643 in Hamilton Square). Hamilton Square has the higher median household income ($135,694 vs $125,678 in Mercerville). Hamilton Square has the higher median home value ($376,900 vs $330,500 in Mercerville).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton Square	Mercerville
Population	11,643	13,693
Median age	46.2 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$135,694	$125,678
Median home value	$376,900	$330,500
Median gross rent	$1,817	$1,704
Housing units	4,439	5,184
Homeownership rate	94.4%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.1%	43.7%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton Square	Mercerville
Population	11,989 → 11,643 (-2.9%)	12,730 → 13,693 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$113,578 → $135,694 (+19.5%)	$98,107 → $125,678 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$302,900 → $376,900 (+24.4%)	$259,300 → $330,500 (+27.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,153 → $1,817 (+57.6%)	$1,403 → $1,704 (+21.5%)

Hamilton Square

Population

11,98911,643

Median household income

$113,578$135,694

Median home value

$302,900$376,900

Median gross rent

$1,153$1,817

Mercerville

Population

12,73013,693

Median household income

$98,107$125,678

Median home value

$259,300$330,500

Median gross rent

$1,403$1,704

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton Square	Mercerville
Under 5	6.9%	4.7%
5 to 17	10.3%	16.3%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.9%	12.8%
35 to 44	13.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	9.1%	12.7%
55 to 64	19.4%	14.3%
65 to 74	16.0%	9.6%
75 and over	7.0%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton Square	Mercerville
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	69.1%
Black or African American	2.3%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	17.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton Square	Mercerville
No high school diploma	4.7%	4.4%
High school graduate	17.5%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	34.5%	29.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.6%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton Square	Mercerville
Drove alone	73.0%	71.5%
Carpooled	6.8%	8.0%
Public transit	2.6%	1.4%
Walked	1.1%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.7%	17.5%
Other means	0.8%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton Square	Mercerville
1-unit, detached	90.4%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton Square	Mercerville
Poverty rate	2.1%	2.8%
Average household size	2.63	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1967	1959