Black vs Hartford

A side-by-side comparison of Black and Hartford: population, income, housing, and more.

Black and Hartford are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hartford has the higher population (2,677 vs 462 in Black). Black has the higher median household income ($58,438 vs $54,286 in Hartford). Hartford has the higher median home value ($151,400 vs $58,500 in Black).

Population, income & housing

	Black	Hartford
Population	462	2,677
Median age	28.8 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,438	$54,286
Median home value	$58,500	$151,400
Median gross rent	—	$793
Housing units	153	1,118
Homeownership rate	94.7%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.2%	8.5%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Black	Hartford
Population	203 → 462 (+127.6%)	2,586 → 2,677 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $58,438 (+19.9%)	$31,400 → $54,286 (+72.9%)
Median home value	$73,600 → $58,500 (-20.5%)	$92,100 → $151,400 (+64.4%)
Median gross rent	$433 → $420 (-3.0%)	$654 → $793 (+21.3%)

Black

Population

203462

Median household income

$48,750$58,438

Median home value

$73,600$58,500

Median gross rent

$433$420

Hartford

Population

2,5862,677

Median household income

$31,400$54,286

Median home value

$92,100$151,400

Median gross rent

$654$793

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Black	Hartford
Under 5	19.5%	6.1%
5 to 17	18.0%	19.5%
18 to 24	0.2%	8.4%
25 to 34	18.6%	12.6%
35 to 44	17.7%	17.7%
45 to 54	5.4%	9.0%
55 to 64	4.3%	9.9%
65 to 74	14.3%	7.2%
75 and over	1.9%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Black	Hartford
White (non-Hispanic)	99.6%	71.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	20.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Black	Hartford
No high school diploma	4.2%	15.7%
High school graduate	47.9%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Black	Hartford
Drove alone	21.9%	91.0%
Carpooled	78.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Black	Hartford
1-unit, detached	40.5%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	58.8%	8.9%

Poverty & households

	Black	Hartford
Poverty rate	8.4%	16.5%
Average household size	3.08	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1992	1970