Hartford vs West Hartford

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

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

Hartford has the higher population (119,970 vs 63,809 in West Hartford). West Hartford has the higher median household income ($125,616 vs $45,300 in Hartford). West Hartford has the higher median home value ($391,200 vs $217,200 in Hartford).

Population, income & housing

	Hartford	West Hartford
Population	119,970	63,809
Median age	33.4 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$45,300	$125,616
Median home value	$217,200	$391,200
Median gross rent	$1,221	$1,665
Housing units	56,626	27,427
Homeownership rate	25.7%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	66.3%
Unemployment rate	10.6%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartford	West Hartford
Population	123,088 → 119,970 (-2.5%)	63,063 → 63,809 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$36,278 → $45,300 (+24.9%)	$104,281 → $125,616 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$165,300 → $217,200 (+31.4%)	$334,300 → $391,200 (+17.0%)
Median gross rent	$985 → $1,221 (+24.0%)	$1,325 → $1,665 (+25.7%)

Hartford

Population

123,088119,970

Median household income

$36,278$45,300

Median home value

$165,300$217,200

Median gross rent

$985$1,221

West Hartford

Population

63,06363,809

Median household income

$104,281$125,616

Median home value

$334,300$391,200

Median gross rent

$1,325$1,665

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartford	West Hartford
Under 5	5.1%	5.2%
5 to 17	18.2%	16.6%
18 to 24	13.5%	7.2%
25 to 34	15.6%	14.3%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	10.4%	12.9%
65 to 74	7.1%	10.4%
75 and over	4.3%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartford	West Hartford
White (non-Hispanic)	15.9%	68.6%
Black or African American	33.8%	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	44.8%	11.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartford	West Hartford
No high school diploma	25.7%	5.4%
High school graduate	31.9%	12.3%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	16.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	32.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	33.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartford	West Hartford
Drove alone	61.0%	69.2%
Carpooled	11.4%	6.3%
Public transit	11.8%	1.6%
Walked	4.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.6%
Worked from home	8.1%	19.8%
Other means	2.3%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartford	West Hartford
1-unit, detached	15.3%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	36.3%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	19.5%	7.4%
20 or more units	24.2%	12.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hartford	West Hartford
Poverty rate	25.5%	6.0%
Average household size	2.31	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1953	1955