Coleman County vs Hamilton County

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

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

Hamilton County has the higher population (8,320 vs 7,765 in Coleman County). Hamilton County has the higher median household income ($55,339 vs $52,364 in Coleman County). Hamilton County has the higher median home value ($124,800 vs $91,200 in Coleman County).

Population, income & housing

	Coleman County	Hamilton County
Population	7,765	8,320
Median age	48.5 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,364	$55,339
Median home value	$91,200	$124,800
Median gross rent	$714	$847
Housing units	4,902	4,356
Homeownership rate	76.9%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coleman County	Hamilton County
Population	8,334 → 7,765 (-6.8%)	8,332 → 8,320 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$46,743 → $52,364 (+12.0%)	$50,825 → $55,339 (+8.9%)
Median home value	$76,500 → $91,200 (+19.2%)	$130,800 → $124,800 (-4.6%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $714 (-1.5%)	$678 → $847 (+24.9%)

Coleman County

Population

8,3347,765

Median household income

$46,743$52,364

Median home value

$76,500$91,200

Median gross rent

$725$714

Hamilton County

Population

8,3328,320

Median household income

$50,825$55,339

Median home value

$130,800$124,800

Median gross rent

$678$847

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coleman County	Hamilton County
Under 5	3.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	16.9%	17.2%
18 to 24	5.9%	7.6%
25 to 34	8.1%	9.7%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.3%	9.6%
55 to 64	16.2%	14.4%
65 to 74	14.8%	12.9%
75 and over	11.5%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coleman County	Hamilton County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	82.9%
Black or African American	3.9%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	0.9%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	16.1%	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coleman County	Hamilton County
No high school diploma	11.4%	11.7%
High school graduate	33.4%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coleman County	Hamilton County
Drove alone	75.8%	81.8%
Carpooled	16.2%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	5.8%
Other means	0.4%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coleman County	Hamilton County
1-unit, detached	78.2%	87.8%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.4%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Coleman County	Hamilton County
Poverty rate	15.0%	18.4%
Average household size	2.39	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	37	20
Median year structure built	1967	1967