Hamilton vs Hico

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

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

Hamilton has the higher population (2,904 vs 1,806 in Hico). Hico has the higher median household income ($52,250 vs $46,466 in Hamilton). Hico has the higher median home value ($122,600 vs $95,000 in Hamilton).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	Hico
Population	2,904	1,806
Median age	40.5 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,466	$52,250
Median home value	$95,000	$122,600
Median gross rent	$749	$725
Housing units	1,282	738
Homeownership rate	67.7%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	11.4%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	Hico
Population	2,980 → 2,904 (-2.6%)	1,582 → 1,806 (+14.2%)
Median household income	$39,196 → $46,466 (+18.5%)	$38,792 → $52,250 (+34.7%)
Median home value	$109,600 → $95,000 (-13.3%)	$80,300 → $122,600 (+52.7%)
Median gross rent	$642 → $749 (+16.7%)	$681 → $725 (+6.5%)

Hamilton

Population

2,9802,904

Median household income

$39,196$46,466

Median home value

$109,600$95,000

Median gross rent

$642$749

Hico

Population

1,5821,806

Median household income

$38,792$52,250

Median home value

$80,300$122,600

Median gross rent

$681$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton	Hico
Under 5	3.3%	11.4%
5 to 17	17.5%	23.0%
18 to 24	8.6%	3.1%
25 to 34	10.6%	10.2%
35 to 44	14.8%	9.9%
45 to 54	11.0%	8.5%
55 to 64	11.4%	12.3%
65 to 74	11.8%	6.6%
75 and over	11.0%	15.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	Hico
White (non-Hispanic)	80.3%	84.3%
Black or African American	0.3%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17.9%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	Hico
No high school diploma	21.5%	9.6%
High school graduate	42.0%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	Hico
Drove alone	84.4%	86.6%
Carpooled	13.6%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	Hico
1-unit, detached	82.6%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	Hico
Poverty rate	21.1%	11.2%
Average household size	2.67	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	11	22
Median year structure built	1961	1968