Elkhart vs Hartsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Elkhart and Hartsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Elkhart and Hartsburg are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elkhart has the higher population (442 vs 441 in Hartsburg). Elkhart has the higher median household income ($98,750 vs $72,500 in Hartsburg). Elkhart has the higher median home value ($123,200 vs $89,500 in Hartsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Elkhart	Hartsburg
Population	442	441
Median age	45.3 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	$98,750	$72,500
Median home value	$123,200	$89,500
Median gross rent	$768	$1,055
Housing units	216	225
Homeownership rate	78.4%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkhart	Hartsburg
Population	482 → 442 (-8.3%)	264 → 441 (+67.0%)
Median household income	$68,250 → $98,750 (+44.7%)	$51,667 → $72,500 (+40.3%)
Median home value	$110,200 → $123,200 (+11.8%)	$80,700 → $89,500 (+10.9%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $768 (+9.7%)	$681 → $1,055 (+54.9%)

Elkhart

Population

482442

Median household income

$68,250$98,750

Median home value

$110,200$123,200

Median gross rent

$700$768

Hartsburg

Population

264441

Median household income

$51,667$72,500

Median home value

$80,700$89,500

Median gross rent

$681$1,055

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkhart	Hartsburg
Under 5	4.8%	5.0%
5 to 17	18.8%	10.9%
18 to 24	2.5%	17.7%
25 to 34	8.8%	20.6%
35 to 44	13.6%	7.5%
45 to 54	18.8%	15.6%
55 to 64	13.8%	15.0%
65 to 74	12.2%	4.1%
75 and over	6.8%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkhart	Hartsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	87.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	10.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkhart	Hartsburg
No high school diploma	3.1%	2.0%
High school graduate	30.0%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	47.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkhart	Hartsburg
Drove alone	79.9%	74.3%
Carpooled	8.7%	22.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkhart	Hartsburg
1-unit, detached	96.8%	96.9%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elkhart	Hartsburg
Poverty rate	3.6%	0.5%
Average household size	2.22	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1957	1952