Hartley vs Rio Vista

A side-by-side comparison of Hartley and Rio Vista: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rio Vista has the higher population (10,002 vs 1,966 in Hartley). Hartley has the higher median household income ($120,354 vs $86,970 in Rio Vista). Hartley has the higher median home value ($864,100 vs $480,300 in Rio Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Hartley	Rio Vista
Population	1,966	10,002
Median age	54.9 yrs	64.7 yrs
Median household income	$120,354	$86,970
Median home value	$864,100	$480,300
Median gross rent	$1,115	$1,624
Housing units	1,017	5,164
Homeownership rate	69.5%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	35.4%
Unemployment rate	0.1%	11.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartley	Rio Vista
Population	2,960 → 1,966 (-33.6%)	8,947 → 10,002 (+11.8%)
Median household income	$108,510 → $120,354 (+10.9%)	$69,604 → $86,970 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$541,700 → $864,100 (+59.5%)	$343,800 → $480,300 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,303 → $1,115 (-14.4%)	$1,368 → $1,624 (+18.7%)

Hartley

Population

2,9601,966

Median household income

$108,510$120,354

Median home value

$541,700$864,100

Median gross rent

$1,303$1,115

Rio Vista

Population

8,94710,002

Median household income

$69,604$86,970

Median home value

$343,800$480,300

Median gross rent

$1,368$1,624

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartley	Rio Vista
Under 5	7.0%	2.4%
5 to 17	8.8%	6.2%
18 to 24	3.2%	3.5%
25 to 34	8.6%	11.6%
35 to 44	9.5%	4.3%
45 to 54	13.2%	6.1%
55 to 64	24.9%	17.0%
65 to 74	12.8%	23.3%
75 and over	12.1%	25.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartley	Rio Vista
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	60.4%
Black or African American	4.8%	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartley	Rio Vista
No high school diploma	10.9%	7.9%
High school graduate	21.3%	14.9%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartley	Rio Vista
Drove alone	72.5%	78.8%
Carpooled	11.0%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.5%	9.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartley	Rio Vista
1-unit, detached	82.6%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	16.8%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Hartley	Rio Vista
Poverty rate	7.5%	8.0%
Average household size	2.20	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	32	36
Median year structure built	1979	2002