Hamilton College vs Washington Mills

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

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

Washington Mills has the higher population (2,148 vs 1,992 in Hamilton College). Since 2019, Washington Mills's population has grown faster (+50.4% vs +9.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton College	Washington Mills
Population	1,992	2,148
Median age	20.0 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$128,571
Median home value	—	$208,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,097
Housing units	7	1,025
Homeownership rate	0.0%	57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	81.8%	44.4%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton College	Washington Mills
Population	1,820 → 1,992 (+9.5%)	1,428 → 2,148 (+50.4%)
Median household income	—	$58,681 → $128,571 (+119.1%)
Median home value	—	$175,800 → $208,500 (+18.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,056 → $1,097 (+3.9%)

Hamilton College

Population

1,8201,992

Washington Mills

Population

1,4282,148

Median household income

$58,681$128,571

Median home value

$175,800$208,500

Median gross rent

$1,056$1,097

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton College	Washington Mills
Under 5	1.0%	1.7%
5 to 17	0.4%	14.1%
18 to 24	98.1%	9.1%
25 to 34	0.4%	20.1%
35 to 44	0.1%	15.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	6.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	24.6%
65 to 74	0.1%	2.3%
75 and over	0.1%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton College	Washington Mills
White (non-Hispanic)	70.3%	86.7%
Black or African American	3.8%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	0.0%
Asian	9.4%	9.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton College	Washington Mills
No high school diploma	18.2%	1.6%
High school graduate	0.0%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	81.8%	20.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton College	Washington Mills
Drove alone	10.7%	58.0%
Carpooled	3.2%	20.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	67.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	20.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton College	Washington Mills
1-unit, detached	0.0%	53.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	100.0%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	20.3%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton College	Washington Mills
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.3%
Average household size	3.86	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	9	18
Median year structure built	—	1968