COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Hamilton County

Florida · 13,327 residents · 514 sq mi

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With 13,327 people, Hamilton County is a county in Florida. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. 26.0% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $45,900. Households here earn about 34% less than in Florida as a whole. 77% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 35.1

US median: 35.2

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,327

+22%since 1990

from 10,930 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.1

+13%since 1990

from 31.0 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

514 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.3%(840)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.2%(821)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(888)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.9%(920)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 248.3%(1,101)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3415.6%(2,079)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.2%(2,153)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.8%(1,845)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.9%(1,190)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.4%(854)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.5%(465)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.3%(171)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,638

+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $18,709 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,562

+19%since 1990

from $8,851 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

26.0%

−1.8 ptssince 1990

from 27.8% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,900

+3%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $33,700 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$352

+10%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $242 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

77.4%

+1.2 ptssince 1990

from 76.2% in 1990

22.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic59.4%(6,493)

Black39%(4,258)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(263)

Asian0.4%(40)

2000

White, non-Hispanic55%(7,336)

Black37.3%(4,967)

Hispanic / Latino6.4%(847)

Asian0.2%(26)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.4%(865)

Puerto Rican1.7%(226)

Cuban1.3%(183)

Central American1.1%(150)

Guatemalan0.8%(112)

South American0.4%(59)

Spaniard0.3%(45)

Colombian0.3%(39)

Nicaraguan0.1%(18)

Honduran0.1%(16)

Ecuadorian0.1%(9)

Peruvian0%(6)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0%(5)

Venezuelan0%(5)

Panamanian0%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(65)

Vietnamese0.1%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(14)

Marshallese0%(4)

Ancestry

English8.5%(1,158)

American6.4%(876)

Irish6.3%(858)

German5.7%(773)

Polish1.9%(254)

French1.8%(251)

Scottish1.6%(220)

French Canadian1.3%(171)

Subsaharan African1.1%(156)

Italian1.1%(153)

Scotch-Irish1%(130)

West Indian0.6%(78)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.5%(62)

Russian0.5%(62)

Welsh0.4%(57)

Danish0.3%(46)

Swedish0.3%(44)

Jamaican0.3%(44)

Dutch0.3%(39)

Norwegian0.3%(38)

Israeli0.2%(31)

British0.2%(29)

Greek0.2%(22)

Swiss0.2%(21)

Haitian0.2%(21)

Arab0.1%(19)

Lebanese0.1%(13)

Croatian0%(5)

Barbadian0%(5)

Jordanian0%(3)

Austrian0%(2)

Lithuanian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.3%

+0.3 ptssince 1990

from 7.0% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

62.9%

+4.5 ptssince 1990

from 58.4% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

2.1%

+0.2 ptssince 1990

from 1.9% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.2 min

−20%since 1990

from 20.2 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married28.7%(1,848)

Married58%(3,734)

Widowed2.1%(134)

Divorced11.2%(722)

Women 15+

Never married20.8%(914)

Married55.9%(2,452)

Widowed13.7%(601)

Divorced9.6%(421)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.5%

−5.6 ptssince 2013

from 20.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.0%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 33.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.7%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.5%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.8%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 30.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.2%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 49.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.2%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 48.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)18%(127)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.9%(155)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.4%(215)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.5%(53)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 707 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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