Hamilton County in figures

A profile of Hamilton County from official statistics: 27 figures in 6 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Hamilton County was 5,006 in 2025, down 1.5% from 2024, and the lowest of 62 counties in New York.

Population5,0062025Down 1.5% from 2024The lowest of 62 counties in New York
Median age58.1 years2024Up 0.9 years from 2023The highest of 62 counties in New York
Population aged 65 and over38.2%2025Up 0.7 percentage points from 2024The highest of 62 counties in New York
Foreign-born population share1.2%2024Down less than 0.1 percentage points from 2023
Population density1.1 inhabitants per km²2025Down 1.6% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June-282025, estimatedCompared with 60 in 2024
5,0005,0255,0505,0755,1005,1252020202120222023202420252020: 5,073 persons2021: 5,109 persons2022: 5,102 persons2023: 5,068 persons2024: 5,083 persons2025: 5,006 persons5,0005,0505,1005,1502020202220252020: 5,073 persons2021: 5,109 persons2022: 5,102 persons2023: 5,068 persons2024: 5,083 persons2025: 5,006 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Hamilton County was 3.7% (provisional) in August 2026, up 0.2 percentage points from August 2025, and tied for the 12th lowest of 62 counties in New York.

Unemployment rate3.7%August 2026, provisionalUp 0.2 percentage points from August 2025Tied for the 12th lowest of 62 counties in New York
Poverty rate (US official measure)10.7%2024Up 0.1 percentage points from 2023
Gini index432024Up 0.1 points from 2023
2468102021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 3.7 %2021-08: 3.4 %2021-09: 3.1 %2021-10: 3.2 %2021-11: 4.2 %2021-12: 4.6 %2022-01: 5.8 %2022-02: 6 %2022-03: 5.2 %2022-04: 5.6 %2022-05: 4 %2022-06: 3.3 %2022-07: 3.1 %2022-08: 3.2 %2022-09: 2.9 %2022-10: 2.9 %2022-11: 5.4 %2022-12: 5.9 %2023-01: 6.4 %2023-02: 6.8 %2023-03: 6.3 %2023-04: 5.9 %2023-05: 4.7 %2023-06: 3.8 %2023-07: 3.2 %2023-08: 3.5 %2023-09: 3.4 %2023-10: 3.6 %2023-11: 6.2 %2023-12: 7.1 %2024-01: 7.8 %2024-02: 8.2 %2024-03: 7.6 %2024-04: 6.8 %2024-05: 4.5 %2024-06: 3.5 %2024-07: 3.5 %2024-08: 3.2 %2024-09: 3.1 %2024-10: 3.2 %2024-11: 4.9 %2024-12: 6.2 %2025-01: 6.9 %2025-02: 7.3 %2025-03: 6.6 %2025-04: 6.5 %2025-05: 4.4 %2025-06: 3.6 %2025-07: 3.4 %2025-08: 3.5 %2025-09: 3.8 %2025-11: 5.5 %2025-12: 6.6 %2026-01: 7.7 %2026-02: 8.6 %2026-03: 7.5 %2026-04: 7.3 %2026-05: 5.9 %2026-06: 4.5 %2026-07: 3.7 %2026-08: 3.7 %2468102021-072023-042025-012026-082021-07: 3.7 %2021-08: 3.4 %2021-09: 3.1 %2021-10: 3.2 %2021-11: 4.2 %2021-12: 4.6 %2022-01: 5.8 %2022-02: 6 %2022-03: 5.2 %2022-04: 5.6 %2022-05: 4 %2022-06: 3.3 %2022-07: 3.1 %2022-08: 3.2 %2022-09: 2.9 %2022-10: 2.9 %2022-11: 5.4 %2022-12: 5.9 %2023-01: 6.4 %2023-02: 6.8 %2023-03: 6.3 %2023-04: 5.9 %2023-05: 4.7 %2023-06: 3.8 %2023-07: 3.2 %2023-08: 3.5 %2023-09: 3.4 %2023-10: 3.6 %2023-11: 6.2 %2023-12: 7.1 %2024-01: 7.8 %2024-02: 8.2 %2024-03: 7.6 %2024-04: 6.8 %2024-05: 4.5 %2024-06: 3.5 %2024-07: 3.5 %2024-08: 3.2 %2024-09: 3.1 %2024-10: 3.2 %2024-11: 4.9 %2024-12: 6.2 %2025-01: 6.9 %2025-02: 7.3 %2025-03: 6.6 %2025-04: 6.5 %2025-05: 4.4 %2025-06: 3.6 %2025-07: 3.4 %2025-08: 3.5 %2025-09: 3.8 %2025-11: 5.5 %2025-12: 6.6 %2026-01: 7.7 %2026-02: 8.6 %2026-03: 7.5 %2026-04: 7.3 %2026-05: 5.9 %2026-06: 4.5 %2026-07: 3.7 %2026-08: 3.7 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in Hamilton County was $297.4 million in 2024, up 1.3% from 2023, and the lowest of 62 counties in New York.

10015020025030020012005200920132017202120242001: 125.7 USD million2002: 136.6 USD million2003: 148.8 USD million2004: 159.3 USD million2005: 164.3 USD million2006: 167.7 USD million2007: 176.4 USD million2008: 181.3 USD million2009: 199.5 USD million2010: 207.8 USD million2011: 225 USD million2012: 222.3 USD million2013: 225 USD million2014: 240.6 USD million2015: 239 USD million2016: 246.9 USD million2017: 233.4 USD million2018: 239.8 USD million2019: 241.6 USD million2020: 252.4 USD million2021: 257.3 USD million2022: 271.5 USD million2023: 293.5 USD million2024: 297.4 USD million10015020025030020012009201720242001: 125.7 USD million2002: 136.6 USD million2003: 148.8 USD million2004: 159.3 USD million2005: 164.3 USD million2006: 167.7 USD million2007: 176.4 USD million2008: 181.3 USD million2009: 199.5 USD million2010: 207.8 USD million2011: 225 USD million2012: 222.3 USD million2013: 225 USD million2014: 240.6 USD million2015: 239 USD million2016: 246.9 USD million2017: 233.4 USD million2018: 239.8 USD million2019: 241.6 USD million2020: 252.4 USD million2021: 257.3 USD million2022: 271.5 USD million2023: 293.5 USD million2024: 297.4 USD million
Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars, 2001 to 2024. USD million. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions).

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions); Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Hamilton County was $260,200 in 2024, up 7.5% from 2023, and the 20th highest of 62 counties in New York.

County house price annual change, sales and refinances4.76%2023Down 23.65 percentage points from 2022
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)82.4%2024Down less than 0.1 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits402025, estimatedDown 2.4% from 2024
160K180K200K220K240K260K280K20212022202320242021: 170,600 USD2022: 204,900 USD2023: 242,000 USD2024: 260,200 USD150K175K200K225K250K275K202120242021: 170,600 USD2022: 204,900 USD2023: 242,000 USD2024: 260,200 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Hamilton County were 149 in 2023, up 6.4% from 2022, and the lowest of 62 counties in New York.

Establishment entry rate13.289%2023Up 4.29 percentage points from 2022The 2nd highest of 62 counties in New York
Establishment exit rate7.309%2023Up 0.39 percentage points from 2022The 15th lowest of 62 counties in New York
Job creation rate14.896%2023Down 4.95 percentage points from 2022
Farms242022No 2021 figure to compare
13014015016017019992003200720112015201920231999: 152 count2000: 153 count2001: 156 count2002: 152 count2003: 152 count2004: 157 count2005: 152 count2006: 154 count2007: 161 count2008: 163 count2009: 159 count2010: 151 count2011: 156 count2012: 146 count2013: 143 count2014: 144 count2015: 158 count2016: 152 count2017: 147 count2018: 151 count2019: 143 count2020: 142 count2021: 136 count2022: 140 count2023: 149 count1301401501601701999200820231999: 152 count2000: 153 count2001: 156 count2002: 152 count2003: 152 count2004: 157 count2005: 152 count2006: 154 count2007: 161 count2008: 163 count2009: 159 count2010: 151 count2011: 156 count2012: 146 count2013: 143 count2014: 144 count2015: 158 count2016: 152 count2017: 147 count2018: 151 count2019: 143 count2020: 142 count2021: 136 count2022: 140 count2023: 149 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Companies statistics and rankings

Energy and environment

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Hamilton County was 34 in 2025, up 1 point from 2024, and tied for the 10th lowest of 33 counties in New York in 2012.

33343536373820012005200920132017202120252001: 37 index2002: 35 index2003: 37 index2004: 38 index2005: 36 index2006: 35 index2007: 35 index2008: 34 index2009: 34 index2010: 36 index2011: 35 index2012: 34 index2013: 34 index2014: 33 index2015: 33 index2016: 34 index2017: 34 index2018: 33 index2019: 35 index2020: 34 index2021: 33 index2022: 34 index2023: 33 index2024: 33 index2025: 34 index323436382001201020252001: 37 index2002: 35 index2003: 37 index2004: 38 index2005: 36 index2006: 35 index2007: 35 index2008: 34 index2009: 34 index2010: 36 index2011: 35 index2012: 34 index2013: 34 index2014: 33 index2015: 33 index2016: 34 index2017: 34 index2018: 33 index2019: 35 index2020: 34 index2021: 33 index2022: 34 index2023: 33 index2024: 33 index2025: 34 index
Median Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2001 to 2025. index. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI.

Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Environment and emissions statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
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  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
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  17. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  20. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  21. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  22. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  24. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org).
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  26. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System, AirData. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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