Madison County > Hamilton (town)
Population trend for Hamilton
08,0001990: 6,2216,22119902000: 5,7335,73320002010: 6,6906,69020102020: 6,3796,37920202023: 6,3766,3762023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Hamilton is a town in Madison County, in the Central region.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Hamilton: Hamilton (Town, Madison County); Hamilton (Village, Madison County).

2023 Median income for Madison County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Madison County home price index (FHFA)
1983–2024: Home prices rose about 403%.

252 151 50 1983 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Hamilton
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Hamilton
Married-couple families: 765 (88.1%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 33 (3.8%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 70 (8.1%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 525 (80.3%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 129 (19.7%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Hamilton

Pct 5 and under 1% Pct 6 to 17 2% Pct 18 to 64 8% Pct 65 and over 10%

The overall poverty rate in Hamilton is 7 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 65 and over.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Hamilton lived in the prior year

Same house: 4,694 (74.9%) Same county (different house): 204 (3.3%) Different NY county: 551 (8.8%) Different state: 761 (12.1%) 6,265 current residents Same house: 4,694 (74.9%) Same house Different state: 761 (12.1%) Different state Different NY county: 551 (8.8%) Different NY county Same county (different house): 204 (3.3%) Same county (different house) Abroad: 55 (0.9%) Abroad (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Hamilton residents
21.9 22.2 23.8 21.8 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau