COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hamilton vs Kearney
PLACE A
Hamilton, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Kearney, Missouri
Hamilton is 73% smaller than Kearney. Kearney earns more, with a median household income $59,842 higher. Kearney has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs -6%).
HAMILTONKEARNEYDIFFERENCE
Total population3,01611,296−73% vs Kearney
Population density870847+23
Population growth-6.5%24.1%−30.6 pts
Median age40.539.3+1.2
Male48.4%48.3%+0.1 pts
Female51.6%51.7%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born9.4%1.3%+8.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.4%94.1%−17.6 pts
Black0.3%0.1%+0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino21.8%1.9%+19.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other1.5%3.1%−1.6 pts
Median household income$43,780$103,622−$59,842
Per capita income$25,230$52,009−$26,779
Poverty rate15.5%3.6%+11.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4130.421Even
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%36.8%−21.4 pts
Graduate degree5.9%14.4%−8.5 pts
Unemployment rate10.4%2.6%+7.8 pts
Labor force participation55.4%71.4%−16.0 pts
Median home value$102,100$298,400−$196,300
Median gross rent$888$1,251−$363
Owner-occupied68.6%74.5%−5.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.4%2.0%+20.3 pts
Rent-burdened households53.0%41.6%+11.4 pts
Average commute10.123.5−13.4
Worked from home1.4%15.2%−13.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.0%2.2%+10.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025