Hamilton SquareNJ
The town, established in 1692, counts 11,622 residents.
Is Hamilton Square a good place to live?
Hamilton Square’s typical 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
19% of workers do their job from home in Hamilton Square. Just 5% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 761, to 3,965. The town’s typical household income stands at $138,000.
| 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
Hamilton Square has four seasons and pleasant 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
Hamilton Square skews older than New Jersey
In Hamilton Square, the median age is 44.9 years. People 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (21% statewide). For adults 25 and older in the town, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 46%.
| 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
CDC measures, 32 in all: Hamilton Square beats New Jersey on 16 and trails on 1. In Hamilton Square, nearly one in ten adults smoke cigarettes. Among adults in the town, 14% report frequent mental distress and 29% feel lonely.
| 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
Open space protected for good: 6.4% of Hamilton Square
There are 1.8 miles of trail across 5 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Hamilton Square: 5, covering 44 acres. In Hamilton Square, the density of trails is 0.4 miles per square mile.
| 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
The biggest natural risk in Hamilton Square is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Expected losses in Hamilton Square break down as 55% from inland flooding and 13% from hurricanes. On expected storm and flood damage, Hamilton Square sits below 53% of U.S. communities. Also worth knowing: since 1978, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Hamilton Square sell for about $550K
Among households in Hamilton Square, 96% own their home. Bidding over the asking price: 55% of homes sold locally. A home in Hamilton Square typically sold within 34 days of listing.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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.