Hamilton vs Jamesville

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

Hamilton and Jamesville are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jamesville has the higher population (373 vs 183 in Hamilton). Jamesville has the higher median household income ($43,319 vs $40,781 in Hamilton). Jamesville has the higher median home value ($94,800 vs $75,000 in Hamilton).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	Jamesville
Population	183	373
Median age	61.7 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$40,781	$43,319
Median home value	$75,000	$94,800
Median gross rent	—	$923
Housing units	151	280
Homeownership rate	86.0%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	40.3%
Unemployment rate	13.7%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	Jamesville
Population	275 → 183 (-33.5%)	495 → 373 (-24.6%)
Median household income	$29,063 → $40,781 (+40.3%)	$26,875 → $43,319 (+61.2%)
Median home value	$57,700 → $75,000 (+30.0%)	$90,000 → $94,800 (+5.3%)
Median gross rent	$477 → $933 (+95.6%)	$650 → $923 (+42.0%)

Hamilton

Population

275183

Median household income

$29,063$40,781

Median home value

$57,700$75,000

Median gross rent

$477$933

Jamesville

Population

495373

Median household income

$26,875$43,319

Median home value

$90,000$94,800

Median gross rent

$650$923

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton	Jamesville
Under 5	1.1%	2.1%
5 to 17	2.2%	9.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.3%
25 to 34	10.4%	9.1%
35 to 44	7.1%	18.5%
45 to 54	2.7%	15.0%
55 to 64	30.6%	5.6%
65 to 74	23.5%	24.9%
75 and over	22.4%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	Jamesville
White (non-Hispanic)	27.3%	70.5%
Black or African American	70.5%	23.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	Jamesville
No high school diploma	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate	40.1%	18.1%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	22.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	Jamesville
Drove alone	93.8%	80.7%
Carpooled	6.3%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	Jamesville
1-unit, detached	84.8%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	Jamesville
Poverty rate	13.7%	7.8%
Average household size	1.97	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	33	29
Median year structure built	1961	1965