Hamilton SquareNJ
A town of 11,622, established in 1692.
Is Hamilton Square a good place to live?
Hamilton Square’s median rent is $2,139 a month, against $1,778 a month in New Jersey’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Hamilton Square yet; the figures below are still real.
95% of working residents leave Hamilton Square for work
Where Hamilton Square’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Six Flags Great Adventure and 208 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hamilton Square. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw32 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw33 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw28 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw33 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Hamilton Square: who provides what
Hamilton Square is unincorporated, so Mercer 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 Square.
Most of Hamilton Square’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Hamilton Square for work: only 5% work in town. At $138,000, Hamilton Square’s median household income is above both New Jersey’s towns ($113,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). 2.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Hamilton Square.
| Hamilton Square | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $138,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.2% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 19% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Hamilton Square
Hamilton Square has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 24° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Older than New Jersey overall
People 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (21% statewide). 46% of Hamilton Square adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Hamilton Square | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 46% | 45% | 29% |
| Median age | 44.9 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Hamilton Square | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.3% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.4% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.3% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.4% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.2% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.6% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.7% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.4% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
How healthy Hamilton Square is
Hamilton Square beats the New Jersey average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Hamilton Square | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hamilton Square | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.8% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.2% | 7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hamilton Square has set aside 6.4% of its land for conservation
1.8 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Hamilton Square | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.4% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sayen House and Gardens | 1.1 mi | 18 |
| 2. Fred Sayen Park | — | 13 |
| 3. Limewood Drive Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Hamilton Square faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hamilton Square.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Hamilton Square
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Hamilton Square
About 4 of every 100 Hamilton Square residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
About Hamilton Square
Populated place in Mercer County, New Jersey, US
Hamilton Square is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Hamilton Township, in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that is the site of a historic colonial village. Until the 2000 census the area was part of the Mercerville-Hamilton Square CDP, which was split into two CDPs as of 2010: Mercerville and Hamilton Square. Hamilton Square was established in 1692 and was named after Alexander Hamilton in a wave of anti-British feeling at the time of the War of 1812. It previously had been called "Nottingham" after the British town. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 12,679.
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- Area
- 4.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 102 ft
Hamilton Square’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Hamilton Square.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Square | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mercerville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hamilton Township | #346 | C | C− | C | C | A |
| Robbinsville Township | #89 | A | D | B+ | A− | A+ |
| Robbinsville Center | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Windsor Township | #77 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
West Windsor Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Hamilton Square, Mercerville and Robbinsville Center aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hamilton Square with a neighbor →
Questions about Hamilton Square
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hamilton Square, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Hamilton Square yet; the figures below are still real.
What is Hamilton Square, NJ known for?
Hamilton Square was established in 1692. 2 notable people were born here, including Jim Adams and John Taylor.