With 5,089 people, Hamilton County is a county in New York. The median age is 58.1, about 19 years above the US median. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 3 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 1%. Households here earn about 20% less than in New York as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,835, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 58.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hamilton County
What changed most since 1990
Median age39.7 → 58.1(+18.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share99.0% → 91.5%(−7.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)11.4%(44)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.8%(57)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.7%(184)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 386 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 County, decade by decade
Hamilton County 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
5,279
$55,670
$170,645
15.1%
2.5
2000
5,379
$58,816
$160,670
18.4%
7.1
2010
4,836
$71,291
$247,866
25.9%
8.7
2020
5,107
$73,480
$206,653
19.9%
15.7
2024
5,089
$68,835
$260,200
33.2%
20.1
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.
