Hamden, NY Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Hamden home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

1,139
Population Estimate
$172,507
Median Home Value
96.1%
Employment Rate
26.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$183
Median Listing Price$329,000
Median Days on Market124
Active Listings11
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)15
Avg Listing Price$402,000
Avg Listing Price Change MoM5%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-10%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.76
Family Dual Income46.7
Median Household Income$57,054
Median Individual Income$30,500
Home Ownership76.7%
Home Value$172,507
Median Rent$763
Rent Burden20.2%
Poverty15.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED10.7%
  • Highschool Education34.4%
  • Some College28.2%
  • Bachelors Degree12.4%
  • Graduate Degree14.3%
  • Total College or Above26.7%
  • Stem Degree37.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.5%
  • Female51.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married51.6%
  • Divorced12.7%
  • Never Married27.8%
  • Widowed7.9%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityHamden
State IDNY
Population1,139

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1820.8%
19–299.1%
30–398.5%
40–4911.2%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.8%
60–6919.1%
70–7911.9%
80+4.5%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation59.3%
Unemployment Rate3.9%
Disabled16.1%

ETHNICITY

White97.3%
Black0.4%
Asian1.3%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.4%
Multiple0.4%

OTHER

Hispanic1.8%
Limited English0.6%
Health Uninsured2.3%
Veteran8.1%

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