Hamilton, MT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

35%

Household income NAT. AVG.

73%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Hamilton	Montana	National
Income per capita	$37,359	$39,875	$44,883
Median household income	$52,849	$71,326	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$63,998	$88,680	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$43,328	$45,249	$52,080
Median earnings male	$41,502	$47,130	$54,343
Median earnings female	$24,070	$32,153	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.3%	3.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.8%	14.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Hamilton is 17% lower than the national average
The median household income in Hamilton is 35% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Hamilton is 73% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Hamilton is 31% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$35,229 $52,849 $105,698

City

$47,545 $71,326 $142,652

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Hamilton median earnings by income bracket

Hamilton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.0%	16.0%
Manufacturing sector	10.1%	10.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.7%	14.7%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.8%	4.8%
Education, health & social services	19.5%	19.5%
Other	33.0%	33.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Corvallis, MT	1,799	$78,620	3.3%
Pinesdale, MT	1,034	$75,110	7.7%
Victor, MT	1,006	$45,676	43.8%
Charlos Heights, MT	0	$0	100.0%
Hamilton, MT	4,973	$52,849	35.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, QC	4,973	n/a
Wauchula, FL	4,974	$47,768	41.3%
Prairie Heights, WA	4,974	$163,599	101.1%
New Castle, CO	4,975	$120,498	48.2%
Hunters Creek Village, TX	4,975	$379,829	367.0%
Hamilton, MT	4,973	$52,849	35.0%

Source: The Hamilton, MT employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.