Hamilton County, Indiana

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 357,176
Median household income: $117,957
Median home value: $379,100

Hamilton County, Indiana counts 357,176 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $117,957 is above the Indiana median ($70,051).

From 2019 to 2023, Hamilton County's population grew 10.5% from 323,117 to 357,176, while its median household income rose 20.2% from $98,173 to $117,957.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 79.7% of the population. 71.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 357,176
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $117,957
Median home value: $379,100
Median gross rent: $1,468
Housing units: 140,389
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

323,117357,176

Median household income

$98,173$117,957

Median home value

$263,300$379,100

Median gross rent

$1,176$1,468

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	323,117	$98,173	$263,300	$1,176
2020	330,455	$98,880	$282,700	$1,188
2021	341,616	$104,858	$302,400	$1,265
2022	349,527	$114,866	$350,900	$1,412
2023	357,176	$117,957	$379,100	$1,468

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21,396	6.0%
5 to 17	71,032	19.9%
18 to 24	28,095	7.9%
25 to 34	42,134	11.8%
35 to 44	53,941	15.1%
45 to 54	50,015	14.0%
55 to 64	42,557	11.9%
65 to 74	29,513	8.3%
75 and over	18,493	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	284,532	79.7%
Black or African American	14,777	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	160	0.0%
Asian	24,053	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	159	0.0%
Some other race	1,966	0.6%
Two or more races	12,364	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19,165	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate14.2%

Some college or associate's21.3%

Bachelor's degree38.9%

Graduate or professional degree23.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,411	2.7%
High school graduate	33,607	14.2%
Some college or associate's	50,302	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	91,986	38.9%
Graduate or professional degree	54,347	23.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home20.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	133,990	71.0%
Carpooled	12,563	6.7%
Public transit	90	0.0%
Walked	1,570	0.8%
Bicycle	406	0.2%
Worked from home	39,038	20.7%
Other means	1,154	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	35,128	23.5%
15 to 29 min	52,874	35.3%
30 to 44 min	40,872	27.3%
45 to 59 min	13,967	9.3%
60+ min	6,932	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 4.3% (15,422 of 354,549)

	Count	Share
Family households	98,998	74.3%
Nonfamily households	34,173	25.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	133,171	94.9%
Vacant	7,218	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	101,589	76.3%
Renter-occupied	31,582	23.7%

1-unit, detached75.2%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units9.5%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	105,511	75.2%
1-unit, attached	6,488	4.6%
2 to 4 units	5,495	3.9%
5 to 19 units	13,331	9.5%
20 or more units	7,458	5.3%
Mobile home & other	2,106	1.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 18057
State: Indiana
Land area: 394 sq mi
Water area: 8.08 sq mi
Center point: 40.0535, -86.0217