Hartford vs Slocomb

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

Hartford and Slocomb 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 1,995 in Slocomb). Hartford has the higher median household income ($54,286 vs $38,988 in Slocomb). Hartford has the higher median home value ($151,400 vs $96,000 in Slocomb).

Population, income & housing

	Hartford	Slocomb
Population	2,677	1,995
Median age	36.2 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$54,286	$38,988
Median home value	$151,400	$96,000
Median gross rent	$793	$764
Housing units	1,118	899
Homeownership rate	65.8%	71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartford	Slocomb
Population	2,586 → 2,677 (+3.5%)	1,852 → 1,995 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$31,400 → $54,286 (+72.9%)	$38,229 → $38,988 (+2.0%)
Median home value	$92,100 → $151,400 (+64.4%)	$68,000 → $96,000 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$654 → $793 (+21.3%)	$735 → $764 (+3.9%)

Hartford

Population

2,5862,677

Median household income

$31,400$54,286

Median home value

$92,100$151,400

Median gross rent

$654$793

Slocomb

Population

1,8521,995

Median household income

$38,229$38,988

Median home value

$68,000$96,000

Median gross rent

$735$764

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartford	Slocomb
Under 5	6.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	19.5%	9.6%
18 to 24	8.4%	10.4%
25 to 34	12.6%	14.0%
35 to 44	17.7%	9.9%
45 to 54	9.0%	15.6%
55 to 64	9.9%	14.2%
65 to 74	7.2%	12.9%
75 and over	9.5%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartford	Slocomb
White (non-Hispanic)	71.6%	71.9%
Black or African American	20.8%	23.7%
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%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartford	Slocomb
No high school diploma	15.7%	15.9%
High school graduate	35.5%	48.6%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartford	Slocomb
Drove alone	91.0%	91.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	3.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartford	Slocomb
1-unit, detached	81.1%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	17.4%

Poverty & households

	Hartford	Slocomb
Poverty rate	16.5%	30.9%
Average household size	2.85	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1970	1973