Clinton vs Hamilton College

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

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

Hamilton College has the higher population (1,992 vs 1,967 in Clinton). Since 2019, Hamilton College's population has grown faster (+9.5% vs +7.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton	Hamilton College
Population	1,967	1,992
Median age	45.6 yrs	20.0 yrs
Median household income	$97,868	—
Median home value	$275,000	—
Median gross rent	$1,092	—
Housing units	935	7
Homeownership rate	58.7%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.2%	81.8%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton	Hamilton College
Population	1,830 → 1,967 (+7.5%)	1,820 → 1,992 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$81,477 → $97,868 (+20.1%)	—
Median home value	$195,000 → $275,000 (+41.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$989 → $1,092 (+10.4%)	—

Clinton

Population

1,8301,967

Median household income

$81,477$97,868

Median home value

$195,000$275,000

Median gross rent

$989$1,092

Hamilton College

Population

1,8201,992

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton	Hamilton College
Under 5	2.5%	1.0%
5 to 17	13.0%	0.4%
18 to 24	9.0%	98.1%
25 to 34	10.8%	0.4%
35 to 44	13.4%	0.1%
45 to 54	12.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	20.1%	0.0%
65 to 74	13.3%	0.1%
75 and over	5.2%	0.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton	Hamilton College
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	70.3%
Black or African American	0.3%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.2%
Asian	1.4%	9.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton	Hamilton College
No high school diploma	1.5%	18.2%
High school graduate	20.8%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	30.3%	81.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton	Hamilton College
Drove alone	75.1%	10.7%
Carpooled	5.9%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	67.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.2%	17.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton	Hamilton College
1-unit, detached	56.3%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	24.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.9%	100.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clinton	Hamilton College
Poverty rate	5.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.28	3.86
Mean commute (minutes)	17	9
Median year structure built	1938	—