Central City vs Hartford

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

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

Central City has the higher population (570 vs 504 in Hartford). Central City has the higher median household income ($71,071 vs $43,542 in Hartford). Central City has the higher median home value ($123,000 vs $72,800 in Hartford).

Population, income & housing

	Central City	Hartford
Population	570	504
Median age	41.5 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$71,071	$43,542
Median home value	$123,000	$72,800
Median gross rent	$1,014	$821
Housing units	202	229
Homeownership rate	88.1%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central City	Hartford
Population	544 → 570 (+4.8%)	586 → 504 (-14.0%)
Median household income	$52,188 → $71,071 (+36.2%)	$36,563 → $43,542 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$144,600 → $123,000 (-14.9%)	$60,000 → $72,800 (+21.3%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $1,014 (+58.2%)	$755 → $821 (+8.7%)

Central City

Population

544570

Median household income

$52,188$71,071

Median home value

$144,600$123,000

Median gross rent

$641$1,014

Hartford

Population

586504

Median household income

$36,563$43,542

Median home value

$60,000$72,800

Median gross rent

$755$821

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central City	Hartford
Under 5	6.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	20.0%	18.1%
18 to 24	10.2%	8.7%
25 to 34	6.8%	7.9%
35 to 44	13.0%	20.6%
45 to 54	18.6%	6.9%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.7%
65 to 74	8.2%	13.1%
75 and over	2.8%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central City	Hartford
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	76.2%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.6%
Asian	1.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	13.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central City	Hartford
No high school diploma	5.2%	17.6%
High school graduate	50.8%	22.9%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	47.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central City	Hartford
Drove alone	87.7%	74.1%
Carpooled	6.0%	13.9%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	3.5%
Other means	0.0%	6.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central City	Hartford
1-unit, detached	70.3%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.7%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Central City	Hartford
Poverty rate	12.9%	22.5%
Average household size	2.82	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	19	30
Median year structure built	1990	1966