Hamilton County vs Jasper County

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

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

Jasper County has the higher population (9,233 vs 7,972 in Hamilton County). Jasper County has the higher median household income ($71,094 vs $61,520 in Hamilton County). Jasper County has the higher median home value ($122,900 vs $108,800 in Hamilton County).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton County	Jasper County
Population	7,972	9,233
Median age	43.5 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,520	$71,094
Median home value	$108,800	$122,900
Median gross rent	$566	$766
Housing units	3,809	4,227
Homeownership rate	78.3%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton County	Jasper County
Population	8,176 → 7,972 (-2.5%)	9,594 → 9,233 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$54,046 → $61,520 (+13.8%)	$54,256 → $71,094 (+31.0%)
Median home value	$93,500 → $108,800 (+16.4%)	$99,500 → $122,900 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$609 → $566 (-7.1%)	$578 → $766 (+32.5%)

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

Jasper County

Population

9,5949,233

Median household income

$54,256$71,094

Median home value

$99,500$122,900

Median gross rent

$578$766

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton County	Jasper County
Under 5	5.6%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.1%	16.5%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.3%
25 to 34	10.8%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.8%	15.8%
65 to 74	12.0%	11.9%
75 and over	10.2%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton County	Jasper County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton County	Jasper County
No high school diploma	11.0%	6.9%
High school graduate	31.9%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton County	Jasper County
Drove alone	86.3%	84.8%
Carpooled	6.8%	5.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.7%
Walked	2.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	6.9%
Other means	0.4%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton County	Jasper County
1-unit, detached	76.3%	87.4%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.3%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	17.6%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton County	Jasper County
Poverty rate	12.5%	8.7%
Average household size	2.35	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1971	1974