New HamiltonMS
Population 480: a town in Mississippi.
Is New Hamilton a good place to live?
New Hamilton’s age of the median resident is 56.4 years, above both Mississippi’s towns (37 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 5 of the 100 Mississippi towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than New Hamilton. New Hamilton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
480 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to New Hamilton: who provides what
New 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 New Hamilton.
45% of residents are 65 or older
A bachelor’s degree or higher: a quarter of adults 25 and older, vs 25% across Mississippi. 28% never finished high school.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 61% and 87% women
The Census survey reached too few of New Hamilton’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.7 points. Across Mississippi, 51.5% of residents are women.
| New Hamilton | MS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.7% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0.2% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 4.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.8% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 34% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 28.1% | 12.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 12.3% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 24% | 21.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.1% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.5% | 15.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Mild winters and hot summers in New Hamilton
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 33° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 0.8 jobs for every working resident, most of New Hamilton’s workers commute out
Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles. Jobs based in New Hamilton fell to 157 in 2023, 104 fewer than in 2013. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 5% of working residents work locally. For residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 9.4%.
| New Hamilton | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 9.4% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 19% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy New Hamilton is
The share of adults 18 to 64 in New Hamilton who have no health insurance: 9.9%. The town beats the Mississippi average on 8 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Among adults in the town, 32% get no exercise outside work and 40% have high blood pressure. Only 8 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than New Hamilton.
| New Hamilton | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 39% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 45% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 12% |
| What stands out | New Hamilton | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.2% | 18.5% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.7% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 0.4% of New Hamilton
One park or preserve covers 1 acres in New Hamilton.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hamilton Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Top of a moderate hazard risk in New Hamilton: cold waves
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in New Hamilton than in 50% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 32% come from cold waves and 23% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about New Hamilton
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of New Hamilton; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 New Hamilton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
About New Hamilton
Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
New Hamilton is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States, next to the older community of Hamilton. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 533. The Hamilton post office, serving both communities, is located in New Hamilton.
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- Area
- 3.6 sq mi
Questions about New Hamilton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Hamilton, MS a good place to live?
New Hamilton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.