Hamilton College vs Waterville

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

Hamilton College and Waterville 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 1,682 in Waterville). Since 2019, Hamilton College's population has grown faster (+9.5% vs +5.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton College	Waterville
Population	1,992	1,682
Median age	20.0 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$76,125
Median home value	—	$158,300
Median gross rent	—	$852
Housing units	7	755
Homeownership rate	0.0%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	81.8%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton College	Waterville
Population	1,820 → 1,992 (+9.5%)	1,599 → 1,682 (+5.2%)
Median household income	—	$51,146 → $76,125 (+48.8%)
Median home value	—	$118,000 → $158,300 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$682 → $852 (+24.9%)

Hamilton College

Population

1,8201,992

Waterville

Population

1,5991,682

Median household income

$51,146$76,125

Median home value

$118,000$158,300

Median gross rent

$682$852

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton College	Waterville
Under 5	1.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	0.4%	16.6%
18 to 24	98.1%	4.8%
25 to 34	0.4%	9.9%
35 to 44	0.1%	13.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	13.4%
55 to 64	0.0%	20.9%
65 to 74	0.1%	7.5%
75 and over	0.1%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton College	Waterville
White (non-Hispanic)	70.3%	93.4%
Black or African American	3.8%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	0.0%
Asian	9.4%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton College	Waterville
No high school diploma	18.2%	4.8%
High school graduate	0.0%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	81.8%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton College	Waterville
Drove alone	10.7%	78.4%
Carpooled	3.2%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	67.7%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	10.7%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton College	Waterville
1-unit, detached	0.0%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	23.7%
5 to 19 units	100.0%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton College	Waterville
Poverty rate	0.0%	7.9%
Average household size	3.86	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	9	22
Median year structure built	—	1938