Canastota vs Hamilton

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

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

Canastota has the higher population (4,527 vs 4,038 in Hamilton). Canastota has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $62,000 in Hamilton). Hamilton has the higher median home value ($256,700 vs $131,500 in Canastota).

Population, income & housing

	Canastota	Hamilton
Population	4,527	4,038
Median age	43.4 yrs	20.6 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$62,000
Median home value	$131,500	$256,700
Median gross rent	$886	$1,123
Housing units	2,197	940
Homeownership rate	65.7%	44.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	56.2%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canastota	Hamilton
Population	4,586 → 4,527 (-1.3%)	3,814 → 4,038 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$56,563 → $71,250 (+26.0%)	$51,094 → $62,000 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$128,000 → $131,500 (+2.7%)	$224,300 → $256,700 (+14.4%)
Median gross rent	$712 → $886 (+24.4%)	$836 → $1,123 (+34.3%)

Canastota

Population

4,5864,527

Median household income

$56,563$71,250

Median home value

$128,000$131,500

Median gross rent

$712$886

Hamilton

Population

3,8144,038

Median household income

$51,094$62,000

Median home value

$224,300$256,700

Median gross rent

$836$1,123

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canastota	Hamilton
Under 5	6.5%	0.8%
5 to 17	16.3%	5.3%
18 to 24	5.4%	68.2%
25 to 34	12.3%	4.1%
35 to 44	14.3%	5.3%
45 to 54	16.6%	3.7%
55 to 64	10.7%	4.3%
65 to 74	11.2%	5.0%
75 and over	6.6%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canastota	Hamilton
White (non-Hispanic)	79.6%	78.3%
Black or African American	4.3%	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	12.6%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canastota	Hamilton
No high school diploma	6.5%	7.8%
High school graduate	32.7%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	45.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canastota	Hamilton
Drove alone	84.4%	26.9%
Carpooled	6.3%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	2.8%
Walked	2.9%	47.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	5.3%	17.1%
Other means	1.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canastota	Hamilton
1-unit, detached	56.3%	54.4%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	33.1%	26.1%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	10.5%
20 or more units	4.8%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Canastota	Hamilton
Poverty rate	9.9%	13.9%
Average household size	2.37	1.82
Mean commute (minutes)	26	12
Median year structure built	1952	1938