Hamilton vs Oneida

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

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

Oneida has the higher population (10,240 vs 4,038 in Hamilton). Hamilton has the higher median household income ($62,000 vs $60,380 in Oneida). Hamilton has the higher median home value ($256,700 vs $146,300 in Oneida).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	Oneida
Population	4,038	10,240
Median age	20.6 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$62,000	$60,380
Median home value	$256,700	$146,300
Median gross rent	$1,123	$841
Housing units	940	4,836
Homeownership rate	44.9%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.2%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	Oneida
Population	3,814 → 4,038 (+5.9%)	10,948 → 10,240 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$51,094 → $62,000 (+21.3%)	$50,746 → $60,380 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$224,300 → $256,700 (+14.4%)	$114,600 → $146,300 (+27.7%)
Median gross rent	$836 → $1,123 (+34.3%)	$739 → $841 (+13.8%)

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

Oneida

Population

10,94810,240

Median household income

$50,746$60,380

Median home value

$114,600$146,300

Median gross rent

$739$841

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton	Oneida
Under 5	0.8%	4.2%
5 to 17	5.3%	15.5%
18 to 24	68.2%	7.1%
25 to 34	4.1%	9.7%
35 to 44	5.3%	11.9%
45 to 54	3.7%	12.9%
55 to 64	4.3%	17.4%
65 to 74	5.0%	12.5%
75 and over	3.3%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	Oneida
White (non-Hispanic)	78.3%	90.5%
Black or African American	7.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	5.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	Oneida
No high school diploma	7.8%	10.1%
High school graduate	17.5%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	18.5%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	45.8%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	Oneida
Drove alone	26.9%	81.2%
Carpooled	3.4%	5.9%
Public transit	2.8%	0.2%
Walked	47.5%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.1%	7.0%
Other means	1.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	Oneida
1-unit, detached	54.4%	59.3%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	26.1%	14.9%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	13.3%
20 or more units	7.2%	8.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	Oneida
Poverty rate	13.9%	12.8%
Average household size	1.82	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	12	22
Median year structure built	1938	1948