Glades County vs Hamilton County

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

Glades County and Hamilton County are counties in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hamilton County has the higher population (13,445 vs 12,324 in Glades County). Hamilton County has the higher median household income ($47,696 vs $38,905 in Glades County). Glades County has the higher median home value ($114,800 vs $110,400 in Hamilton County).

Population, income & housing

	Glades County	Hamilton County
Population	12,324	13,445
Median age	45.8 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$38,905	$47,696
Median home value	$114,800	$110,400
Median gross rent	$927	$819
Housing units	6,612	5,638
Homeownership rate	79.7%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glades County	Hamilton County
Population	13,516 → 12,324 (-8.8%)	14,326 → 13,445 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$40,977 → $38,905 (-5.1%)	$38,569 → $47,696 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$76,700 → $114,800 (+49.7%)	$80,100 → $110,400 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$781 → $927 (+18.7%)	$604 → $819 (+35.6%)

Glades County

Population

13,51612,324

Median household income

$40,977$38,905

Median home value

$76,700$114,800

Median gross rent

$781$927

Hamilton County

Population

14,32613,445

Median household income

$38,569$47,696

Median home value

$80,100$110,400

Median gross rent

$604$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glades County	Hamilton County
Under 5	3.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	10.7%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	13.6%	15.9%
35 to 44	12.8%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.5%
55 to 64	12.4%	13.8%
65 to 74	12.7%	12.1%
75 and over	13.9%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glades County	Hamilton County
White (non-Hispanic)	55.1%	55.2%
Black or African American	14.7%	30.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.9%	0.5%
Asian	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	25.1%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glades County	Hamilton County
No high school diploma	27.6%	21.7%
High school graduate	32.6%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glades County	Hamilton County
Drove alone	72.7%	75.4%
Carpooled	17.2%	13.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	2.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	7.5%
Other means	2.9%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glades County	Hamilton County
1-unit, detached	41.4%	51.5%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	55.1%	40.2%

Poverty & households

	Glades County	Hamilton County
Poverty rate	21.2%	27.3%
Average household size	2.39	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	34	26
Median year structure built	1989	1989