Colton vs Hammond

A side-by-side comparison of Colton and Hammond: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hammond has the higher population (317 vs 248 in Colton). Colton has the higher median household income ($67,344 vs $52,833 in Hammond). Colton has the higher median home value ($109,800 vs $93,800 in Hammond).

Population, income & housing

	Colton	Hammond
Population	248	317
Median age	54.2 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,344	$52,833
Median home value	$109,800	$93,800
Median gross rent	$358	$792
Housing units	155	170
Homeownership rate	64.0%	48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.1%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colton	Hammond
Population	357 → 248 (-30.5%)	201 → 317 (+57.7%)
Median household income	$48,906 → $67,344 (+37.7%)	$32,500 → $52,833 (+62.6%)
Median home value	$107,300 → $109,800 (+2.3%)	$59,000 → $93,800 (+59.0%)
Median gross rent	$239 → $358 (+49.8%)	$508 → $792 (+55.9%)

Colton

Population

357248

Median household income

$48,906$67,344

Median home value

$107,300$109,800

Median gross rent

$239$358

Hammond

Population

201317

Median household income

$32,500$52,833

Median home value

$59,000$93,800

Median gross rent

$508$792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colton	Hammond
Under 5	5.2%	8.5%
5 to 17	3.6%	17.4%
18 to 24	3.2%	4.1%
25 to 34	14.1%	9.1%
35 to 44	14.5%	6.9%
45 to 54	16.1%	18.6%
55 to 64	13.3%	12.3%
65 to 74	23.0%	16.7%
75 and over	6.9%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colton	Hammond
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colton	Hammond
No high school diploma	6.4%	11.3%
High school graduate	39.0%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.3%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colton	Hammond
Drove alone	65.9%	73.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	11.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.7%	9.8%
Other means	2.2%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colton	Hammond
1-unit, detached	71.0%	70.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	16.8%	14.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Colton	Hammond
Poverty rate	8.9%	26.0%
Average household size	1.81	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	1938	1940