Hardwick vs Stratford

A side-by-side comparison of Hardwick and Stratford: population, income, housing, and more.

Hardwick and Stratford are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Stratford has the higher population (1,030 vs 167 in Hardwick). Since 2019, Hardwick's population has grown faster (+21.0% vs +14.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Hardwick	Stratford
Population	167	1,030
Median age	21.7 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$61,090
Median gross rent	—	$978
Housing units	69	266
Homeownership rate	32.8%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardwick	Stratford
Population	138 → 167 (+21.0%)	901 → 1,030 (+14.3%)
Median household income	—	$50,962 → $61,090 (+19.9%)
Median home value	—	$103,400 → $137,000 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,162 → $978 (-15.8%)

Hardwick

Population

138167

Stratford

Population

9011,030

Median household income

$50,962$61,090

Median home value

$103,400$137,000

Median gross rent

$1,162$978

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardwick	Stratford
Under 5	4.8%	4.2%
5 to 17	10.8%	24.8%
18 to 24	44.9%	13.3%
25 to 34	19.2%	14.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	19.7%
45 to 54	13.8%	7.0%
55 to 64	1.2%	12.4%
65 to 74	4.2%	3.0%
75 and over	1.2%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardwick	Stratford
White (non-Hispanic)	24.0%	12.9%
Black or African American	15.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	60.5%	85.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardwick	Stratford
No high school diploma	51.5%	47.1%
High school graduate	19.7%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	15.2%	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardwick	Stratford
Drove alone	62.5%	71.8%
Carpooled	37.5%	24.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardwick	Stratford
1-unit, detached	47.8%	93.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	37.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Hardwick	Stratford
Poverty rate	24.6%	25.8%
Average household size	2.78	4.54
Mean commute (minutes)	29	19
Median year structure built	1992	1974