Edwards County vs Hamilton County

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

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

Hamilton County has the higher population (7,972 vs 6,118 in Edwards County). Hamilton County has the higher median household income ($61,520 vs $59,386 in Edwards County). Hamilton County has the higher median home value ($108,800 vs $97,500 in Edwards County).

Population, income & housing

	Edwards County	Hamilton County
Population	6,118	7,972
Median age	44.6 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,386	$61,520
Median home value	$97,500	$108,800
Median gross rent	$746	$566
Housing units	3,045	3,809
Homeownership rate	79.2%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edwards County	Hamilton County
Population	6,455 → 6,118 (-5.2%)	8,176 → 7,972 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$51,080 → $59,386 (+16.3%)	$54,046 → $61,520 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$79,300 → $97,500 (+23.0%)	$93,500 → $108,800 (+16.4%)
Median gross rent	$495 → $746 (+50.7%)	$609 → $566 (-7.1%)

Edwards County

Population

6,4556,118

Median household income

$51,080$59,386

Median home value

$79,300$97,500

Median gross rent

$495$746

Hamilton County

Population

8,1767,972

Median household income

$54,046$61,520

Median home value

$93,500$108,800

Median gross rent

$609$566

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edwards County	Hamilton County
Under 5	5.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.7%	17.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.6%
25 to 34	9.7%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.3%	13.8%
65 to 74	12.8%	12.0%
75 and over	9.4%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edwards County	Hamilton County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	94.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edwards County	Hamilton County
No high school diploma	8.1%	11.0%
High school graduate	36.2%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	41.7%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edwards County	Hamilton County
Drove alone	76.1%	86.3%
Carpooled	12.3%	6.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.4%
Walked	4.6%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	3.4%
Other means	1.8%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edwards County	Hamilton County
1-unit, detached	76.1%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Edwards County	Hamilton County
Poverty rate	17.0%	12.5%
Average household size	2.30	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1968	1971