With 4,370 people, Hamilton is a city in New York. The median age is 20.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. People stay put here: 61% were in the same home a year ago. 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. 47% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,750, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 20.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
59% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hamilton
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree52.8% → 59.2%(+6.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$211,206 → $264,200(+25%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$76,706 → $66,750(−13%)US over the same years: +14%
Hamilton's population equals 6.5% of Madison County's. Its number of veterans equals 1.5% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 27% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)32.8%(20)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.9%(17)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era11.5%(7)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War34.4%(21)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 61 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hamilton, decade by decade
Hamilton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,784
$76,706
$211,206
52.8%
21.3
2000
3,509
$66,642
$190,545
53.1%
24.6
2010
4,239
$69,103
$283,255
56.8%
38.9
2020
4,107
$60,418
$261,800
52.0%
51.7
2024
4,370
$66,750
$264,200
59.2%
52.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
