Hamilton vs Middletown

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

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

Hamilton has the higher population (63,124 vs 50,607 in Middletown). Middletown has the higher median household income ($54,985 vs $54,293 in Hamilton). Hamilton has the higher median home value ($152,300 vs $148,300 in Middletown).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	Middletown
Population	63,124	50,607
Median age	34.7 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,293	$54,985
Median home value	$152,300	$148,300
Median gross rent	$974	$974
Housing units	27,208	22,585
Homeownership rate	54.4%	54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	Middletown
Population	62,182 → 63,124 (+1.5%)	48,621 → 50,607 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$47,064 → $54,293 (+15.4%)	$40,347 → $54,985 (+36.3%)
Median home value	$107,200 → $152,300 (+42.1%)	$97,700 → $148,300 (+51.8%)
Median gross rent	$809 → $974 (+20.4%)	$786 → $974 (+23.9%)

Hamilton

Population

62,18263,124

Median household income

$47,064$54,293

Median home value

$107,200$152,300

Median gross rent

$809$974

Middletown

Population

48,62150,607

Median household income

$40,347$54,985

Median home value

$97,700$148,300

Median gross rent

$786$974

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton	Middletown
Under 5	6.6%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.3%	16.1%
18 to 24	10.4%	10.9%
25 to 34	16.1%	13.0%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.4%
55 to 64	12.1%	13.2%
65 to 74	8.6%	11.1%
75 and over	5.7%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	Middletown
White (non-Hispanic)	73.8%	73.3%
Black or African American	8.3%	13.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.3%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	Middletown
No high school diploma	14.1%	14.0%
High school graduate	42.4%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	Middletown
Drove alone	76.9%	80.6%
Carpooled	13.1%	8.5%
Public transit	0.6%	0.1%
Walked	2.2%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.6%	8.1%
Other means	1.4%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	Middletown
1-unit, detached	70.6%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	10.7%
20 or more units	5.8%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	Middletown
Poverty rate	18.8%	19.0%
Average household size	2.48	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1956	1962