Hamilton vs Waterford

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

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

Hamilton has the higher population (604 vs 243 in Waterford). Waterford has the higher median home value ($1,016,300 vs $513,000 in Hamilton). Since 2019, Hamilton's population has grown faster (+6.5% vs -5.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	Waterford
Population	604	243
Median age	35.8 yrs	66.3 yrs
Median household income	$128,750	—
Median home value	$513,000	$1,016,300
Median gross rent	$1,375	—
Housing units	224	129
Homeownership rate	84.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.9%	93.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	Waterford
Population	567 → 604 (+6.5%)	256 → 243 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$102,917 → $128,750 (+25.1%)	—
Median home value	$362,800 → $513,000 (+41.4%)	$804,100 → $1,016,300 (+26.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,281 → $1,375 (+7.3%)	—

Hamilton

Population

567604

Median household income

$102,917$128,750

Median home value

$362,800$513,000

Median gross rent

$1,281$1,375

Waterford

Population

256243

Median home value

$804,100$1,016,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton	Waterford
Under 5	12.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	16.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	11.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.6%	42.8%
65 to 74	6.8%	57.2%
75 and over	7.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	Waterford
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	Waterford
No high school diploma	6.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	18.3%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	6.6%
Bachelor's degree	33.8%	40.3%
Graduate or professional degree	19.1%	53.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	Waterford
Drove alone	62.9%	60.5%
Carpooled	2.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.9%	39.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	Waterford
1-unit, detached	70.1%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	21.9%	12.4%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	Waterford
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.70	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	30	—
Median year structure built	1973	1938