Hamilton

Population: 4,038
Median household income: $62,000
Median home value: $256,700

Hamilton is a community in Madison County, New York, home to 4,038 residents. At $62,000, its median household income sits below Madison County's $73,141.

From 2019 to 2023, Hamilton's population grew 5.9% from 3,814 to 4,038, while its median home value rose 14.4% from $224,300 to $256,700.

54.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,038
Median age: 20.6 yrs
Median household income: $62,000
Median home value: $256,700
Median gross rent: $1,123
Housing units: 940
Homeownership rate: 44.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8144,038

Median household income

$51,094$62,000

Median home value

$224,300$256,700

Median gross rent

$836$1,123

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,814	$51,094	$224,300	$836
2020	3,649	$49,848	$216,000	$706
2021	3,754	$54,327	$215,400	$905
2022	3,882	$59,152	$244,800	$968
2023	4,038	$62,000	$256,700	$1,123

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

Age distribution

Under 50.8%

5 to 175.3%

18 to 2468.2%

25 to 344.1%

35 to 445.3%

45 to 543.7%

55 to 644.3%

65 to 745.0%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	0.8%
5 to 17	213	5.3%
18 to 24	2,752	68.2%
25 to 34	165	4.1%
35 to 44	216	5.3%
45 to 54	150	3.7%
55 to 64	173	4.3%
65 to 74	203	5.0%
75 and over	135	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,161	78.3%
Black or African American	284	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	209	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.2%
Two or more races	116	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	260	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate17.5%

Some college or associate's18.5%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree45.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	81	7.8%
High school graduate	182	17.5%
Some college or associate's	193	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	109	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	477	45.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone26.9%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit2.8%

Walked47.5%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home17.1%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	383	26.9%
Carpooled	48	3.4%
Public transit	40	2.8%
Walked	676	47.5%
Bicycle	12	0.8%
Worked from home	243	17.1%
Other means	21	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	806	68.3%
15 to 29 min	288	24.4%
30 to 44 min	40	3.4%
45 to 59 min	19	1.6%
60+ min	27	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.82
Poverty rate: 13.9% (187 of 1,342)

	Count	Share
Family households	277	38.4%
Nonfamily households	445	61.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	722	76.8%
Vacant	218	23.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	324	44.9%
Renter-occupied	398	55.1%

1-unit, detached54.4%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units26.1%

5 to 19 units10.5%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	511	54.4%
1-unit, attached	17	1.8%
2 to 4 units	245	26.1%
5 to 19 units	99	10.5%
20 or more units	68	7.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3631709
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.49 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 42.8285, -75.5530