Hartford vs Malvern

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

Hartford and Malvern 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 1,836 in Malvern). Hartford has the higher median household income ($54,286 vs $52,500 in Malvern). Hartford has the higher median home value ($151,400 vs $98,300 in Malvern).

Population, income & housing

	Hartford	Malvern
Population	2,677	1,836
Median age	36.2 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$54,286	$52,500
Median home value	$151,400	$98,300
Median gross rent	$793	$929
Housing units	1,118	726
Homeownership rate	65.8%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartford	Malvern
Population	2,586 → 2,677 (+3.5%)	1,582 → 1,836 (+16.1%)
Median household income	$31,400 → $54,286 (+72.9%)	$41,554 → $52,500 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$92,100 → $151,400 (+64.4%)	$94,300 → $98,300 (+4.2%)
Median gross rent	$654 → $793 (+21.3%)	$657 → $929 (+41.4%)

Hartford

Population

2,5862,677

Median household income

$31,400$54,286

Median home value

$92,100$151,400

Median gross rent

$654$793

Malvern

Population

1,5821,836

Median household income

$41,554$52,500

Median home value

$94,300$98,300

Median gross rent

$657$929

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartford	Malvern
Under 5	6.1%	4.7%
5 to 17	19.5%	23.4%
18 to 24	8.4%	9.9%
25 to 34	12.6%	11.4%
35 to 44	17.7%	14.8%
45 to 54	9.0%	14.4%
55 to 64	9.9%	7.6%
65 to 74	7.2%	6.3%
75 and over	9.5%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartford	Malvern
White (non-Hispanic)	71.6%	82.7%
Black or African American	20.8%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartford	Malvern
No high school diploma	15.7%	18.6%
High school graduate	35.5%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartford	Malvern
Drove alone	91.0%	79.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	2.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartford	Malvern
1-unit, detached	81.1%	49.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	48.3%

Poverty & households

	Hartford	Malvern
Poverty rate	16.5%	28.5%
Average household size	2.85	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1970	1991