HamiltonMS
A town of 320.
Is Hamilton a good place to live?
3.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Hamilton, below both the Mississippi town median (25%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Hamilton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
320 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Hamilton: who provides what
Hamilton is unincorporated, so Monroe County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hamilton.
Most of Hamilton’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Hamilton: 2.2% of working residents work locally, below both Mississippi’s towns (19%) and U.S. towns (8%). In Hamilton, 11% of residents live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 17 miles away. The top destinations are Columbus (18%), Aberdeen (13%) and Amory (7%).
| Hamilton | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 19% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 21% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Hamilton’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Monroe County School District. The largest public high school is Hamilton School, with 557 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 557 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
The climate in Hamilton brings mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 33° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Hamilton is
For adults in Hamilton, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 20%. The town does better than the Mississippi average on 4 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 1. In Hamilton, 43% of adults have high blood pressure, and 13% have diabetes.
| Hamilton | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 45% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 24% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hamilton | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.1% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.2% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Hamilton are worth about $192K, by Zillow’s estimate
Among households in Hamilton, 78% live in a home they own. Typical home values rose 1.4% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Hamilton, mostly cold waves
Expected losses in Hamilton break down as 32% from cold waves and 23% from tornadoes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Hamilton after 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2026. Also worth knowing: in Hamilton, the FEMA risk score is 50 of 100.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Hamilton
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Hamilton; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Hamilton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
98% of working residents leave Hamilton for work
Where Hamilton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Hamilton
Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
Hamilton is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 404.
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- Area
- 3.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 223 ft
- ZIP code
- 39746
Questions about Hamilton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hamilton, MS a good place to live?
Hamilton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.