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Hamilton, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Hamilton is a Census city of 63,468 people across 21.46 square miles of land, in Butler County. Median household income is $55,166, 54.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 136 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $33.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hamilton
What Hamilton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area21.46 sq mi
- Water area0.44 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,957
- County holding the largest share of its areaButler County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamilton
How many people live in Hamilton
- Population63,468
- Median age34.8
- Population under 1814,808
- Share under 1823.3 percent
- Population 65 and over9,102
- Share 65 and over14.3 percent
- Households24,858
- Family households14,692
- Share of households that are families59.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamilton
Income and work in Hamilton
- Median household income$55,166
- Per capita income$28,879
- Civilian labor force30,502
- Employed28,693
- Unemployed1,809 plus or minus 407
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over41,364
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamilton
Housing in Hamilton
- Housing units26,922
- Occupied units24,858
- Vacant units2,064
- Vacancy rate7.7 percent
- Owner occupied13,488
- Renter occupied11,370
- Ownership rate54.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$165,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,007
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.9 percent
- Single family units19,638
- Share single family72.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7,064
- Share in buildings of two or more26.2 percent
- Mobile homes220 plus or minus 209
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamilton
How Hamilton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute26,265
- Commuting under 15 minutes7,317
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more8,961
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.1 percent
- Drove alone76.2 percent
- Carpooled12.1 percent
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home6.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamilton
SBA loans in Hamilton (7(a))
- Approvals136
- Gross approval$33,338,400
- Average approval$245,135
- Median approval$94,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$753,000
- Largest approval$2,313,600
- Jobs supported1,458
- Jobs per approval10.7
- Loans with a final outcome26
- Paid in full26
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.3 percent
- Share to franchises8.1 percent
- Distinct lenders19
- Distinct industries by NAICS75
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hamilton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 26 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hamilton
SBA loans in Hamilton (504)
- Approvals25
- Gross approval$14,323,000
- Average approval$572,920
- Median approval$452,000
- Largest approval$1,747,000
- Jobs supported190
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hamilton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hamilton
Flood risk in Hamilton
- NFIP communityCity of Hamilton
- NFIP community number390039
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/19/18
The City of Hamilton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390039 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Butler County, not Hamilton
Butler County context, not Hamilton figures
- Establishments in Butler County7,537
- Covered employment, Butler County163,093
- Average annual pay, Butler County$64,277
- Housing units permitted, Butler County1,162
Every figure in this section is published for Butler County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hamilton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hamilton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hamilton, Ohio?
63,468, in 24,858 households. Hamilton city covers 21.46 square miles of land, which is 2,957 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hamilton in?
Butler County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hamilton?
$55,166. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $165,200. Median gross rent is $1,007 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hamilton businesses?
136 7(a) approvals totaling $33.3 m since FY2020, across 19 lenders, median approval $94,500, plus 25 504 approvals worth $14.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hamilton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hamilton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hamilton. Only 26 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Hamilton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hamilton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hamilton, city of, community 390039, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Hamilton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Butler County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hamilton.
Is zoning published for Hamilton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.