Hamilton County vs Schoharie County

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

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

Schoharie County has the higher population (29,979 vs 5,102 in Hamilton County). Schoharie County has the higher median household income ($71,188 vs $68,950 in Hamilton County). Hamilton County has the higher median home value ($242,000 vs $182,000 in Schoharie County).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton County	Schoharie County
Population	5,102	29,979
Median age	57.2 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$68,950	$71,188
Median home value	$242,000	$182,000
Median gross rent	$860	$916
Housing units	7,893	16,544
Homeownership rate	82.5%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton County	Schoharie County
Population	4,515 → 5,102 (+13.0%)	31,222 → 29,979 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$58,675 → $68,950 (+17.5%)	$57,714 → $71,188 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$166,000 → $242,000 (+45.8%)	$144,800 → $182,000 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $860 (+9.8%)	$790 → $916 (+15.9%)

Hamilton County

Population

4,5155,102

Median household income

$58,675$68,950

Median home value

$166,000$242,000

Median gross rent

$783$860

Schoharie County

Population

31,22229,979

Median household income

$57,714$71,188

Median home value

$144,800$182,000

Median gross rent

$790$916

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton County	Schoharie County
Under 5	3.1%	4.3%
5 to 17	9.9%	13.2%
18 to 24	5.9%	10.6%
25 to 34	7.5%	10.6%
35 to 44	8.7%	10.6%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.8%
55 to 64	20.3%	15.6%
65 to 74	21.2%	13.9%
75 and over	11.5%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton County	Schoharie County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	1.1%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton County	Schoharie County
No high school diploma	10.7%	8.0%
High school graduate	31.0%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton County	Schoharie County
Drove alone	74.4%	73.7%
Carpooled	2.3%	10.5%
Public transit	0.9%	0.4%
Walked	7.6%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.7%	10.4%
Other means	1.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton County	Schoharie County
1-unit, detached	85.8%	73.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton County	Schoharie County
Poverty rate	10.0%	10.8%
Average household size	2.32	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	22	30
Median year structure built	1968	1973