Emden vs Hartsburg

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

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

Hartsburg has the higher population (441 vs 374 in Emden). Hartsburg has the higher median household income ($72,500 vs $68,875 in Emden). Emden has the higher median home value ($111,300 vs $89,500 in Hartsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Emden	Hartsburg
Population	374	441
Median age	35.9 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,875	$72,500
Median home value	$111,300	$89,500
Median gross rent	$850	$1,055
Housing units	190	225
Homeownership rate	69.8%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emden	Hartsburg
Population	468 → 374 (-20.1%)	264 → 441 (+67.0%)
Median household income	$56,346 → $68,875 (+22.2%)	$51,667 → $72,500 (+40.3%)
Median home value	$96,500 → $111,300 (+15.3%)	$80,700 → $89,500 (+10.9%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $850 (+21.4%)	$681 → $1,055 (+54.9%)

Emden

Population

468374

Median household income

$56,346$68,875

Median home value

$96,500$111,300

Median gross rent

$700$850

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)

	Emden	Hartsburg
Under 5	8.8%	5.0%
5 to 17	9.9%	10.9%
18 to 24	9.1%	17.7%
25 to 34	18.7%	20.6%
35 to 44	6.1%	7.5%
45 to 54	13.9%	15.6%
55 to 64	11.8%	15.0%
65 to 74	12.6%	4.1%
75 and over	9.1%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emden	Hartsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	87.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	10.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emden	Hartsburg
No high school diploma	3.3%	2.0%
High school graduate	38.1%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	47.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emden	Hartsburg
Drove alone	84.7%	74.3%
Carpooled	10.7%	22.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	1.1%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emden	Hartsburg
1-unit, detached	88.4%	96.9%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Emden	Hartsburg
Poverty rate	6.4%	0.5%
Average household size	1.98	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1958	1952