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Hamilton County

Indiana · 387,036 residents (2025 est.) · 394 sq mi
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With 365,056 people, Hamilton County is a county in Indiana. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 182,316 people. This is an unusually credentialed place: 62% of adults have a four-year degree. Households here earn about 69% more than in Indiana as a whole. Few US counties rank higher on income. 76% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
62% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 36%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
365,056
+100%since 2000
from 182,740 in 2000
387,036 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
926 / sq mi
+40%since 2009
from 663 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.4
+13%since 2000
from 34.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
394 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
83K160K237K314K391K19902000201020202024Hamilton County
2024365K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.8%(21,355)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.2%(26,309)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.6%(27,680)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197%(25,533)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.7%(20,801)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.9%(43,276)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.1%(55,163)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.9%(50,698)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.9%(43,568)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.5%(30,970)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844%(14,624)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(5,079)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$121,530
−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $71,026 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$60,278
+82%since 2000
from $33,109 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
70.8%
+15.8 ptssince 2009
from 55.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
4.4%
+1.5 ptssince 2000
from 2.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.433
+2%since 2010
from 0.423 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade11%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services10.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Information10%
US avg: 10.8%
Public administration7.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade4.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance3.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical2.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$405,500
+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $163,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,574
+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $709 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
76.1%
−4.9 ptssince 2000
from 80.9% in 2000
23.9% rent
Vacancy rate
5.2%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.64 people
−7%since 2009
from 2.83 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
15.0%
−6.2 ptssince 2009
from 21.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
40.7%
+8.2 ptssince 2009
from 32.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.3
+32%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
63
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic93.4%(170,674)
Black1.5%(2,775)
Hispanic / Latino1.6%(2,911)
Asian2.4%(4,423)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic78.6%(287,023)
Black4.4%(16,123)
Hispanic / Latino5.6%(20,577)
Asian6.9%(25,023)
Other4.5%(16,310)
Diversity Score
46
+69%since 2009
from 27 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
21
−17%since 2020
from 25 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.8%(10,105)
South American1.7%(6,099)
Venezuelan1%(3,640)
Puerto Rican0.4%(1,502)
Central American0.3%(1,074)
Argentine0.2%(790)
Colombian0.2%(662)
Cuban0.2%(593)
Dominican0.1%(436)
Guatemalan0.1%(406)
Salvadoran0.1%(352)
Chilean0.1%(329)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(299)
Bolivian0.1%(290)
Spaniard0%(131)
Honduran0%(91)
Asian origin
Asian Indian3.2%(11,848)
Chinese1.4%(5,287)
Korean0.4%(1,489)
Filipino0.3%(918)
Japanese0.2%(861)
Vietnamese0.2%(710)
Pakistani0.2%(622)
Indonesian0.1%(517)
Kazakh0.1%(467)
Taiwanese0.1%(315)
Cambodian0.1%(312)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(146)
Thai0%(131)
Burmese0%(113)
Hmong0%(97)
Laotian0%(62)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(43)
Chamorro0%(20)
Ancestry
German23.5%(85,651)
English15%(54,855)
Irish11.4%(41,728)
American4.9%(18,058)
Italian4.1%(14,887)
Polish3.4%(12,338)
Scottish2.2%(8,031)
French1.8%(6,694)
Arab1.5%(5,361)
Swedish1.2%(4,465)
Dutch1.1%(4,054)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(3,296)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Swiss0.6%(2,330)
Welsh0.6%(2,263)
Egyptian0.6%(2,246)
Norwegian0.6%(2,240)
British0.5%(1,887)
Russian0.5%(1,853)
Greek0.5%(1,808)
Czech0.4%(1,457)
Hungarian0.4%(1,291)
Ukrainian0.3%(1,264)
Slovak0.3%(1,257)
Danish0.3%(1,226)
Brazilian0.3%(1,017)
Nigerian0.3%(1,002)
Austrian0.2%(808)
Jordanian0.2%(785)
Belgian0.2%(756)
Syrian0.2%(743)
Canadian0.2%(707)
Lithuanian0.2%(610)
West Indian0.2%(582)
Croatian0.2%(549)
Portuguese0.1%(488)
Serbian0.1%(487)
Romanian0.1%(471)
Bulgarian0.1%(445)
Armenian0.1%(429)
Haitian0.1%(387)
Lebanese0.1%(297)
Slovene0.1%(295)
Finnish0.1%(279)
Palestinian0.1%(249)
Latvian0.1%(238)
Macedonian0.1%(238)
Iranian0%(163)
Turkish0%(97)
Ethiopian0%(65)
Kenyan0%(63)
Iraqi0%(61)
Ghanaian0%(61)
Somali0%(40)
Israeli0%(38)
Barbadian0%(32)
Jamaican0%(23)
Moroccan0%(15)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
61.9%
+13.0 ptssince 2000
from 48.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
97.3%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 94.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
23.5%
+7.9 ptssince 2000
from 15.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.9 min
+57%since 2000
from 16.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
68.9%
−15.7 ptssince 2009
from 84.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.0%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
23.3%
+17.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
2.8%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 4.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
71.2%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 74.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.6%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 78.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
57.7%
+9.0 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Female
50.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Foreign born
10.3%
+4.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.8%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2012
from 7.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.1%
−3.8 ptssince 2013
from 7.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
96.3%
+4.4 ptssince 2017
from 91.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.5%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 97.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.8%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 86.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
87.5%
−3.1 ptssince 2016
from 90.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2016
from 2.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married27.1%(38,289)
Married64.1%(90,481)
Widowed1.8%(2,473)
Divorced7%(9,867)
Women 15+
Never married24.1%(35,762)
Married60.3%(89,545)
Widowed5.7%(8,523)
Divorced9.9%(14,772)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.1%
−3.8 ptssince 2013
from 7.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
73.3%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 74.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.6%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 13.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.7%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 12.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
8.1%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 6.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 1.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
83.5%
−3.1 ptssince 2020
from 86.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
21.2%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 18.9% 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)23.6%(3,058)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.4%(3,552)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.8%(4,376)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.1%(532)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(6)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 12,944 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Hamilton County, Indiana?

Hamilton County, Indiana has about 365,056 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Hamilton County, Indiana?

The typical household in Hamilton County, Indiana earns about $121,530 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Hamilton County, Indiana expensive?

In Hamilton County, Indiana, the median home is worth about $405,500, and the typical rent is about $1,574 a month.

How educated are people in Hamilton County, Indiana?

About 61.9% of adults age 25 and over in Hamilton County, Indiana hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Hamilton County, Indiana?

About 4.4% of people in Hamilton County, Indiana live below the federal poverty line.

Has Hamilton County, Indiana grown since 1990?

Yes, Hamilton County, Indiana has grown since 1990. The population has added about 256,120 residents, a change of about 235 percent over that period.

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