Hamilton County, Indiana

Hamilton County has a population of 365,056 and has grown 11.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $405,500, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $121,530.

Home price
$405,500
Income
$121,530
Population
365,056
Unemployment
2.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$405,500county
Median gross rent$1,574county
Median year homes here were built2001county
Share of homes built before 198017.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,837county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,473county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,267county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,907county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$121,530county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate4.4%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 home23.3%county
Unemployment rate2.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force71.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.2%county
Share of workers employed by government10.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.7%county
Economic output per resident$86,674county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.88%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(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 time25.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service23 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5181947county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here4county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station17 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.4%county
Traffic deaths9.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(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 higher61.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher97.3%county
Public schools in the county68county
Public school enrollment63063county
Students per full-time teacher16.7county
Free lunch eligible20.6%county
Elementary schools39county
Middle schools16county
High schools9county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians139county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county6county
Hospitals here with an emergency department5county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year7.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year3.5%county
Frequent mental distress13.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity17.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.1%county

Place

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

Population365,056county
Land area in square miles394county
People per square mile of land926.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores31county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store53.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract1.4%county
Population change since 2020+11.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age38.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.9%county
Share of households that are one person21.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States10.3%county
Second languages12.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls40.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents58county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in12,612county
Households that moved away11,542county
Average income of arriving households$98,430county
Average income of departing households$98,878county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes29county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4,146county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings29.2%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature52.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation35.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.99 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F16 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing117 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days185 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 21county
Average first fall frostOct 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$129county
Electric utilities serving this county6county
Electricity price per kWh14.7¢county
Household electricity use920 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity36.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas60.8%county
Homes heated by propane2.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.3%county
Households with broadband96.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk91.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk51.5county
Landslide risk47.6county
Hail risk93.5county
Earthquake risk84.9county
Tornado risk96.8county
Tropical cyclone risk25.6county
Extreme heat risk86.0county
Winter weather risk91.2county
Strong wind risk80.8county
Wildfire risk20.3county

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 here1county

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

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