Hamilton County, New York

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Hamilton County, New York is among the highest in the country for median age (21st of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Hamilton County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,089	19,852,366	334,922,499	2891st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$68,835	$85,974	$80,734	1281st of 3,221
Median Age	58.1	39.8	38.9	21st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	33.2%	40.2%	35.7%	561st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$260,200	$423,800	$332,700	838th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$912	$1,621	$1,413	1369th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.6%	14.0%	12.5%	2299th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.4%	6.4%	5.2%	1665th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.0	421.3	n/a	2984th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.2%	22.8%	14.1%	2592nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.2	n/a	n/a	439th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.4%	54.3%	65.2%	310th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.6	32.6	26.4	1999th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.8%	14.9%	15.1%	548th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.4%	n/a	n/a	2050th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.5%	42.5%	46.9%	774th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.6%	n/a	n/a	1107th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Hamilton County, New York

Statistic	Hamilton County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.1%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	16.1	65.5	61.4

Age in Hamilton County, New York

Statistic	Hamilton County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	58.1	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	12.1%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.7%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	7.7%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.7%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	32.0%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	33.8%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Hamilton County, New York

Statistic	Hamilton County, New York	New York	United States
Households	2,423	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.0	2.5	2.5
Family Households	60.3%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	16.1%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	6.7%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.5%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	21.4%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hamilton County, New York

Statistic	Hamilton County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,752	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.0%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.9%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.8%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.4%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.6%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.5%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.9%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Hamilton County, New York

Statistic	Hamilton County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	7,911	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	83.9%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.8%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	69.4%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,969.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.6%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.9%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,597	$6,582	n/a

Education in Hamilton County, New York

Statistic	Hamilton County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	10.0%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.5%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.2%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.4%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	15.9%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hamilton County, New York

Statistic	Hamilton County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.3%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.9%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.5%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	51.3%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.7%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.5%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Hamilton County, New York

Statistic	Hamilton County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.4%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.6%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.8%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.3%	22.3%	16.7%

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