Hartford vs Samson

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

Hartford and Samson 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 1,477 in Samson). Hartford has the higher median household income ($54,286 vs $31,964 in Samson). Hartford has the higher median home value ($151,400 vs $77,700 in Samson).

Population, income & housing

	Hartford	Samson
Population	2,677	1,477
Median age	36.2 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$54,286	$31,964
Median home value	$151,400	$77,700
Median gross rent	$793	$713
Housing units	1,118	895
Homeownership rate	65.8%	62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	7.9%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	14.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartford	Samson
Population	2,586 → 2,677 (+3.5%)	1,686 → 1,477 (-12.4%)
Median household income	$31,400 → $54,286 (+72.9%)	$25,250 → $31,964 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$92,100 → $151,400 (+64.4%)	$60,100 → $77,700 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$654 → $793 (+21.3%)	$456 → $713 (+56.4%)

Hartford

Population

2,5862,677

Median household income

$31,400$54,286

Median home value

$92,100$151,400

Median gross rent

$654$793

Samson

Population

1,6861,477

Median household income

$25,250$31,964

Median home value

$60,100$77,700

Median gross rent

$456$713

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartford	Samson
Under 5	6.1%	5.1%
5 to 17	19.5%	13.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	12.6%	10.1%
35 to 44	17.7%	12.5%
45 to 54	9.0%	12.9%
55 to 64	9.9%	16.6%
65 to 74	7.2%	17.2%
75 and over	9.5%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartford	Samson
White (non-Hispanic)	71.6%	70.0%
Black or African American	20.8%	16.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
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%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartford	Samson
No high school diploma	15.7%	30.4%
High school graduate	35.5%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartford	Samson
Drove alone	91.0%	78.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	5.0%	2.0%
Other means	0.5%	5.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartford	Samson
1-unit, detached	81.1%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Hartford	Samson
Poverty rate	16.5%	37.7%
Average household size	2.85	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	22	30
Median year structure built	1970	1969