Hamilton vs Williamston

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

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

Williamston has the higher population (5,157 vs 183 in Hamilton). Hamilton has the higher median household income ($40,781 vs $40,556 in Williamston). Williamston has the higher median home value ($108,900 vs $75,000 in Hamilton).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	Williamston
Population	183	5,157
Median age	61.7 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$40,781	$40,556
Median home value	$75,000	$108,900
Median gross rent	—	$621
Housing units	151	2,839
Homeownership rate	86.0%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	13.7%	12.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	Williamston
Population	275 → 183 (-33.5%)	5,312 → 5,157 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$29,063 → $40,781 (+40.3%)	$36,707 → $40,556 (+10.5%)
Median home value	$57,700 → $75,000 (+30.0%)	$96,000 → $108,900 (+13.4%)
Median gross rent	$477 → $933 (+95.6%)	$653 → $621 (-4.9%)

Hamilton

Population

275183

Median household income

$29,063$40,781

Median home value

$57,700$75,000

Median gross rent

$477$933

Williamston

Population

5,3125,157

Median household income

$36,707$40,556

Median home value

$96,000$108,900

Median gross rent

$653$621

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton	Williamston
Under 5	1.1%	3.8%
5 to 17	2.2%	14.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.4%
25 to 34	10.4%	7.7%
35 to 44	7.1%	16.1%
45 to 54	2.7%	8.6%
55 to 64	30.6%	17.0%
65 to 74	23.5%	14.9%
75 and over	22.4%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	Williamston
White (non-Hispanic)	27.3%	39.6%
Black or African American	70.5%	48.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.2%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	Williamston
No high school diploma	15.3%	22.1%
High school graduate	40.1%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	Williamston
Drove alone	93.8%	67.2%
Carpooled	6.3%	13.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	10.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	Williamston
1-unit, detached	84.8%	71.3%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	18.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	Williamston
Poverty rate	13.7%	30.6%
Average household size	1.97	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	33	19
Median year structure built	1961	1962