Community & Data
Demographics
A Portrait of Hamilton
Hamilton covers about fifteen square miles of Essex County, roughly 530 people to the square mile, and the numbers describe a town that is wealthier and far more owner-occupied than the Commonwealth as a whole, with about as many children as residents over 65. More than four homes in five are lived in by their owners. The median household income is about $126,000 and the poverty rate is 6.1 percent. Figures below are from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Follow the source links for the latest.
Key Figures
Sources: US Census Bureau (data.census.gov).
Population & Households
- Population (2020 Census): 7,561
- Households: 2,699
- Persons per household: 2.7
- Foreign-born: 8.8% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 20.3%
- Under 18: 22.6%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 91.1%
- Asian: 3.3%
- Black or African American: 3.0%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 1.8%
- Two or more races: 2.3%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 7.3%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $126,331
- Poverty rate: 6.1%
- Median home value: $687,600
- Median gross rent: $1,746
- Homeownership: 83.0% of units
- In the labor force: 67.0%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, Hamilton’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all, which is worth knowing before anyone tells you how this town votes.
- Total registered: 5,765
- Unenrolled (no party): 3,926 (68.10%)
- Democrats: 1,141 (19.79%)
- Republicans: 653 (11.33%)
Sources
See how Hamilton fits into the broader Commonwealth.