Hamilton County, Florida

Hamilton County has a population of 13,616 and has grown 1.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $111,200, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $50,144.

Home price
$111,200
Income
$50,144
Population
13,616
Unemployment
6.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$111,200county
Median gross rent$724county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198029.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile43.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant24.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.9%county
Typical monthly rent$2,166(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$981county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$875county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,294county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$50,144county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate20.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.1%county
Unemployment rate6.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force37.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.3%county
Share of workers employed by government17.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.4%county
Economic output per resident$57,400county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.73%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time30.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service25 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport46744county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station77 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.6%county
Traffic deaths264.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher11.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.6%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment1588county
Students per full-time teacher17.3county
Free lunch eligible77.5%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians7county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.5%county
Frequent mental distress20.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population13,616county
Land area in square miles514county
People per square mile of land26.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store1.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.7%county
Share of households that are one person26.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.5%county
Second languages12.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents264county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in357county
Households that moved away310county
Average income of arriving households$45,992county
Average income of departing households$43,503county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year34county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature68.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.76 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F117 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing24 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days274 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 25county
Average first fall frostNov 26county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$168county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.8¢county
Household electricity use1,065 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity84.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.5%county
Homes heated by propane8.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.1%county
Households with broadband81.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk25.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk38.5county
Landslide risk16.6county
Hail risk4.4county
Earthquake risk39.4county
Tornado risk33.4county
Tropical cyclone risk90.1county
Extreme heat risk40.8county
Winter weather risk5.3county
Strong wind risk11.3county
Wildfire risk69.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Hamilton County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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