Hamilton County, IA Demographic Data
Hamilton County, IA Summary
Hamilton County is located in Iowa
- Population: 15,614
- Area: 577.51 sq. miles
- Land Area: 576.75 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.76 sq. miles
- Population Density: 27.03 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,119.42 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Hamilton County, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,692
51%
50.8
Male
7,535
50%
49.2
Total Population
15,227
323,128,000
Hamilton County, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
810
5.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
924
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,167
7.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
955
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
724
4.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,621
10.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,751
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,146
14.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,125
7.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,043
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,450
9.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
916
6.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
595
3.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
11,689
76.8%
77.2
Female
6,018
51.5%
51.3
Male
5,671
48.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,294
74.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,521
23.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,961
19.4%
15.2
Female
1,670
56.4%
55.8
Male
1,291
43.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Hamilton County, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
15,066
98.9%
96.8
White
14,213
93.3%
72.6
Black or African American
97
0.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
387
2.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
96
0.6%
1.2
Chinese
9
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
3
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
6
0.0%
0.2
Korean
7
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
266
1.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
369
2.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
161
1.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
857
5.6%
17.8
Mexican
765
5.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
10
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
82
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
14,370
94.4%
82.2
Hamilton County, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
301
2.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
526
4.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,354
31.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,650
24.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,472
13.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,678
15.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
666
6.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
827
7.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,820
92.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,344
22.1%
31.2
Hamilton County, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,691
21.8%
33.7%
Now Married
7,324
59.4%
47.5
Divorced
1,102
8.9%
11.0%
Separated
169
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
1,040
8.4
5.8%
Hamilton County, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
13,297
92.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,120
7.8%
21.6%
Spanish
708
4.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
213
1.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
199
1.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Hamilton County, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
415
6.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
350
5.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
675
10.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
562
8.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
950
14.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,551
24.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
811
12.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
734
11.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
187
2.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
146
2.3%
6.4
Median household income
53,970
57,617
Per capita income
28,076
31,128
Hamilton County, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
694
9.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
365
4.8%
9.8
Construction
467
6.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,834
24.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
306
4.0%
6.6
Information
215
2.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,093
14.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
399
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
500
6.6%
11.4
Public administration
221
2.9%
4.6
Retail trade
858
11.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
322
4.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
291
3.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
888
11.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,454
32.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,523
20.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,447
19.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,253
16.6%
18.1%
Hamilton County, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,447
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,173
82.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
509
6.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
352
4.7%
2.7
Other means
57
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
356
4.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.8
26.6
Hamilton County, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
273
4.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,831
28.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,502
39.2%
37.1
3 or more
1,775
27.8%
21.0
Hamilton County, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,381
89.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,565
71.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,816
28.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
789
11.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Hamilton County, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,170
1 room
83
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
173
2.4%
2.7
3 rooms
378
5.3%
9.1
4 rooms
826
11.5%
16.5
5 rooms
1,341
18.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,296
18.1%
17.8
7 rooms
1,221
17.0%
12.0
8 rooms
776
10.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,076
15.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Hamilton County, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,170
1-unit, detached
5,929
82.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
88
1.2%
5.9
2-units
154
2.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
228
3.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
261
3.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
152
2.1%
4.4
20 or more units
232
3.2%
9.0
Mobile home
126
1.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Hamilton County, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,868
40.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
314
4.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
722
10.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
550
7.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,256
17.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
362
5.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
458
6.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
519
7.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
115
1.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
6
0.1%
1.4%
Hamilton County, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,874
60.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,407
22.0%
4.7
Electricity
907
14.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
18
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
77
1.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
60
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
38
0.6%
1.1
Hamilton County, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,870
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
4
0.1%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
60
2.1%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
104
3.6%
11.8%
Less than $500
130
4.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
401
14.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
875
30.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,296
45.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,626
56.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
471
16.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
130
4.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
280
9.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
358
12.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Hamilton County, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,527
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
10
0.7%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
12
0.8%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
167
10.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
428
28.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
910
59.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
289
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
631
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
278
19.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
294
21.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
103
7.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
178
12.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
81
5.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
464
33.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
418
0.0%
0.0%
Hamilton County, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,565
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
712
15.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,733
38.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,030
22.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
474
10.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
331
7.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
277
6.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
8
0.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
95,900
205,000
