Hamilton County vs Lafayette County

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

Hamilton County and Lafayette 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 8,035 in Lafayette County). Lafayette County has the higher median household income ($60,692 vs $47,696 in Hamilton County). Lafayette County has the higher median home value ($131,600 vs $110,400 in Hamilton County).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton County	Lafayette County
Population	13,445	8,035
Median age	40.6 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$47,696	$60,692
Median home value	$110,400	$131,600
Median gross rent	$819	$880
Housing units	5,638	3,334
Homeownership rate	74.9%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	7.9%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton County	Lafayette County
Population	14,326 → 13,445 (-6.1%)	8,637 → 8,035 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$38,569 → $47,696 (+23.7%)	$50,165 → $60,692 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$80,100 → $110,400 (+37.8%)	$104,700 → $131,600 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$604 → $819 (+35.6%)	$532 → $880 (+65.4%)

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

Lafayette County

Population

8,6378,035

Median household income

$50,165$60,692

Median home value

$104,700$131,600

Median gross rent

$532$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton County	Lafayette County
Under 5	4.9%	4.0%
5 to 17	15.7%	14.1%
18 to 24	7.1%	8.8%
25 to 34	15.9%	13.9%
35 to 44	11.5%	15.8%
45 to 54	11.5%	10.8%
55 to 64	13.8%	12.6%
65 to 74	12.1%	12.1%
75 and over	7.5%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton County	Lafayette County
White (non-Hispanic)	55.2%	69.5%
Black or African American	30.8%	17.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton County	Lafayette County
No high school diploma	21.7%	20.0%
High school graduate	41.5%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton County	Lafayette County
Drove alone	75.4%	86.7%
Carpooled	13.8%	8.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	2.8%
Other means	1.7%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton County	Lafayette County
1-unit, detached	51.5%	57.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40.2%	39.3%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton County	Lafayette County
Poverty rate	27.3%	17.8%
Average household size	2.49	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1989	1989