County profile
Hamilton County, NY
United States · GDP 2024
#2704 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 41% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$297.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+1.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
936
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
188
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,006
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.4%
Median HH income
$68.8k±$5.5k
Bachelor's degree+
33.2%±3.4%
Poverty rate
10.6%±2.3%
Business applications
44 · 2025
Retail establishments
26
51.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Food & accommodation31%
Retail trade20%
Arts & recreation15%
Other services14%
Construction13%
Finance & insurance7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,006
residents · 2025 · -1.3% since 2020
Income per capita $61.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+175
International migration−1
Natural change−244
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$241.6M2019
$252.4M2020
$257.3M2021
$271.5M2022
$293.5M2023
$297.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$260.2k±$15.1k
Median gross rent
$912/mo±$66/mo
Vacancy rate
69.4%±1.9%
Affordability
5.6× wages
Residential permits
$13.8M
40 units · 8.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
15.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 76Avalanche 62Earthquake 48
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2025
1022015
1002016
982017
1012018
1042019
1062020
1162021
1492022
1562023
1562025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -13% since 2021462021
502022
482023
412024
402025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
54.7 km
I-87
Nearest freight rail
36.4 km
SNC
Nearest port
116.8 km
ESSEX. NY FERRY LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
79.8 km
FLOYD BENNETT MEML
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.5k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Hamilton?
Hamilton's economy produced $297.4M in 2024, growing 1.3% year over year — slower than 75% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.