Hamilton County vs Jack County

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

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

Jack County has the higher population (8,623 vs 8,320 in Hamilton County). Jack County has the higher median household income ($65,693 vs $55,339 in Hamilton County). Jack County has the higher median home value ($174,800 vs $124,800 in Hamilton County).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton County	Jack County
Population	8,320	8,623
Median age	43.8 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,339	$65,693
Median home value	$124,800	$174,800
Median gross rent	$847	$968
Housing units	4,356	3,799
Homeownership rate	77.4%	71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton County	Jack County
Population	8,332 → 8,320 (-0.1%)	8,852 → 8,623 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$50,825 → $55,339 (+8.9%)	$52,045 → $65,693 (+26.2%)
Median home value	$130,800 → $124,800 (-4.6%)	$86,300 → $174,800 (+102.5%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $847 (+24.9%)	$647 → $968 (+49.6%)

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

Jack County

Population

8,8528,623

Median household income

$52,045$65,693

Median home value

$86,300$174,800

Median gross rent

$647$968

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton County	Jack County
Under 5	4.9%	4.3%
5 to 17	17.2%	18.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	9.6%
25 to 34	9.7%	13.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	9.6%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.4%	13.0%
65 to 74	12.9%	9.6%
75 and over	12.1%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton County	Jack County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	75.6%
Black or African American	1.9%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.6%	18.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton County	Jack County
No high school diploma	11.7%	19.8%
High school graduate	35.5%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton County	Jack County
Drove alone	81.8%	83.2%
Carpooled	11.3%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	6.8%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton County	Jack County
1-unit, detached	87.8%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	18.1%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton County	Jack County
Poverty rate	18.4%	13.5%
Average household size	2.57	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	20	30
Median year structure built	1967	1976