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Hamilton town, Essex County, MA

7,571 Population
14.2 square miles 534 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.9 ±2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 41.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$61,794 ±$6,329 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Essex County: $53,210 ±$745
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $56,284 ±$289
$126,331 ±$18,807 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Essex County: $99,431 ±$1,893
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $101,341 ±$539

6.1% ±3.6% (453  ±263) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Essex County: 9.4% 74,235 (±0.5% / ±3,960)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 676,516 (±0.2% / ±12,095)

34.2 minutes ±4.6 (98,400  ±17,458) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 28.9 10,226,790 (±0.3 / ±143,098)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.3 87,917,376 (±0.1 / ±449,257)

Families

2,699 ±170 Number of households
  • Essex County: 311,676 ±1,208
  • Massachusetts: 2,762,070 ±5,223
2.7 ±0.2 (7,382  ±27) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 2.5 790,436 (±0 / ±104)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,759,181

6% ±3.2% (89  ±48) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 4.9% 9,057 (±0.4% / ±766)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,953 (±0.1% / ±2,140)

Housing

2,872 ±170 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 328,460 ±128
  • Massachusetts: 3,014,657 ±502

$687,600 ±$30,030 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Essex County: $584,000 ±$4,587
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Massachusetts: $525,800 ±$2,244

9.3% ±4.1% (693  ±306.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Essex County: 9.7% 77,678 (±0.4% / ±3,306.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Massachusetts: 12% 831,356 (±0.2% / ±11,392.9)

Social

97.2% ±6.7% (5,070  ±430.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 90.1% 510,971 (±0.9% / ±5,265.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,520,421 (±0.4% / ±17,553.1)
68.5% ±6.1% (3,573  ±363.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Essex County: 42.3% 239,863 (±0.6% / ±3,387.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 46.6% 2,305,899 (±0.3% / ±12,376.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.8% ±3.1% (667  ±237) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Essex County: 18.8% 151,560
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 17.7% 1,236,518

7% ±2.6% (408  ±151) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Essex County: 4.4% 28,163 (±0.2% / ±1,190)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 253,731 (±0.1% / ±3,490)
408 Total veterans ±151 390 Male ±149 18 Female ±21

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