Hamilton County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Hamilton County, Illinois. Population: 8.0K.

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Median Home Price

$106.4K

Based on 1 cities

Median Household Income

$61.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

1.7x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$30.2K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,470

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.38%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$538

Property Tax$123

Insurance$44.35

Total Monthly$705

Historical Home Prices

2015

$170.4K

2016

$160.7K

-5.7%%

2017

$158.5K

-1.3%%

2018

$146.7K

-7.5%%

2019

$148.6K

+1.3%%

2020

$177.0K

+19.1%%

2021

$143.0K

-19.2%%

2022

$139.6K

-2.4%%

2023

$129.4K

-7.3%%

2024

$118.9K

-8.1%%

2025

$117.4K

-1.3%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

5.1%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

94.9%

Black

0.1%

Hispanic

1.3%

Asian

0.9%

Two or More Races

2.1%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

56°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

180

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

47.1"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 31/100

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