Hamilton County vs Jefferson County

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

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

Jefferson County has the higher population (14,713 vs 13,445 in Hamilton County). Jefferson County has the higher median household income ($56,984 vs $47,696 in Hamilton County). Jefferson County has the higher median home value ($198,800 vs $110,400 in Hamilton County).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton County	Jefferson County
Population	13,445	14,713
Median age	40.6 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,696	$56,984
Median home value	$110,400	$198,800
Median gross rent	$819	$790
Housing units	5,638	6,815
Homeownership rate	74.9%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton County	Jefferson County
Population	14,326 → 13,445 (-6.1%)	14,161 → 14,713 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$38,569 → $47,696 (+23.7%)	$47,240 → $56,984 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$80,100 → $110,400 (+37.8%)	$133,500 → $198,800 (+48.9%)
Median gross rent	$604 → $819 (+35.6%)	$770 → $790 (+2.6%)

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

Jefferson County

Population

14,16114,713

Median household income

$47,240$56,984

Median home value

$133,500$198,800

Median gross rent

$770$790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton County	Jefferson County
Under 5	4.9%	4.1%
5 to 17	15.7%	13.1%
18 to 24	7.1%	8.3%
25 to 34	15.9%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.3%
45 to 54	11.5%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.8%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.1%	14.6%
75 and over	7.5%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton County	Jefferson County
White (non-Hispanic)	55.2%	60.1%
Black or African American	30.8%	30.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.9%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton County	Jefferson County
No high school diploma	21.7%	12.2%
High school graduate	41.5%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton County	Jefferson County
Drove alone	75.4%	78.8%
Carpooled	13.8%	11.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	1.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.5%	6.2%
Other means	1.7%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton County	Jefferson County
1-unit, detached	51.5%	59.9%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	40.2%	34.1%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton County	Jefferson County
Poverty rate	27.3%	20.3%
Average household size	2.49	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1989	1988