Hamilton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 6,952 people and four associated neighborhoods, Hamilton is the 93rd largest community in Alabama.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Hamilton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 46.62% of the Hamilton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Hamilton is a city of construction workers and builders, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hamilton who work in healthcare (9.87%), maintenance occupations (9.58%), and teaching (6.92%). It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hamilton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hamilton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hamilton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hamilton may be for you. As is often the case in a small city, Hamilton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In Hamilton, just 11.13% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Hamilton in 2022 was $23,764, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,056 for a family of four. However, Hamilton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hamilton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hamilton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hamilton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hamilton include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Hamilton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
