8,644 people (2024 Census estimate, +4.8% since 2020)
836 square miles of land · 10 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
2 active community water systems list Hamilton County in the area they serve, reporting 4,274 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF HAMILTON buys surface water · local government · TX0970001 | 2,895 served |
| CITY OF HICO groundwater · local government · TX0970002 | 1,379 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 0 people were held in Hamilton County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 0.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
3 school districts have their office in Hamilton County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $12.7 million — $12.4 million to run schools, about $15,236 per student, plus $251,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5.4 million local (mostly property tax), $5.1 million state, $2 million federal.
Spent $8.6 million — $8.1 million to run schools, about $12,926 per student, plus $275,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.5 million local (mostly property tax), $4.8 million state, $1.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $2 million.
Spent $4.4 million — $3.7 million to run schools, about $11,146 per student, plus $641,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.6 million local (mostly property tax), $3 million state, $473,000 federal. Long-term debt: $448,000.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Hamilton County about $4.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Moderate.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
119 bridges in Hamilton County: 53 in good condition, 64 fair, and 2 poor (1.7%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| IREDELL STREET over JACKS HOLLOW CREEK · built 1931 | 309 vehicles a day |
| CR 203 over LEON RIVER · built 1932 | 69 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $15.5 million of work in Hamilton County in fiscal 2025, about $1,883 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30. Mail ballot application must be received: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Texas Secretary of State, Sept. 28, 2026 · VoteTexas.gov — early voting · VoteTexas.gov
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Nearby counties: Coryell County (29 mi) · Comanche County (31 mi) · Bosque County (31 mi) · Mills County (32 mi) · Lampasas County (36 mi) · Erath County (37 mi).