Hartford vs Midland

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

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

Hartford has the higher population (504 vs 330 in Midland). Hartford has the higher median household income ($43,542 vs $36,470 in Midland). Hartford has the higher median home value ($72,800 vs $71,100 in Midland).

Population, income & housing

	Hartford	Midland
Population	504	330
Median age	40.1 yrs	25.8 yrs
Median household income	$43,542	$36,470
Median home value	$72,800	$71,100
Median gross rent	$821	$947
Housing units	229	189
Homeownership rate	66.5%	46.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartford	Midland
Population	586 → 504 (-14.0%)	273 → 330 (+20.9%)
Median household income	$36,563 → $43,542 (+19.1%)	$33,077 → $36,470 (+10.3%)
Median home value	$60,000 → $72,800 (+21.3%)	$64,100 → $71,100 (+10.9%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $821 (+8.7%)	$542 → $947 (+74.7%)

Hartford

Population

586504

Median household income

$36,563$43,542

Median home value

$60,000$72,800

Median gross rent

$755$821

Midland

Population

273330

Median household income

$33,077$36,470

Median home value

$64,100$71,100

Median gross rent

$542$947

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartford	Midland
Under 5	5.6%	3.9%
5 to 17	18.1%	10.3%
18 to 24	8.7%	13.3%
25 to 34	7.9%	29.7%
35 to 44	20.6%	4.5%
45 to 54	6.9%	10.0%
55 to 64	14.7%	6.7%
65 to 74	13.1%	10.9%
75 and over	4.4%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartford	Midland
White (non-Hispanic)	76.2%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	5.5%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.3%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartford	Midland
No high school diploma	17.6%	15.9%
High school graduate	22.9%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	47.5%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartford	Midland
Drove alone	74.1%	87.8%
Carpooled	13.9%	9.6%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	2.6%
Other means	6.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartford	Midland
1-unit, detached	91.3%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
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	7.4%	15.9%

Poverty & households

	Hartford	Midland
Poverty rate	22.5%	17.0%
Average household size	2.60	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	30	54
Median year structure built	1966	1941