Hartsburg vs Lincoln

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

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

Lincoln has the higher population (13,406 vs 441 in Hartsburg). Hartsburg has the higher median household income ($72,500 vs $54,390 in Lincoln). Lincoln has the higher median home value ($111,600 vs $89,500 in Hartsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Hartsburg	Lincoln
Population	441	13,406
Median age	30.0 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	$54,390
Median home value	$89,500	$111,600
Median gross rent	$1,055	$804
Housing units	225	6,297
Homeownership rate	73.3%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartsburg	Lincoln
Population	264 → 441 (+67.0%)	13,652 → 13,406 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$51,667 → $72,500 (+40.3%)	$48,931 → $54,390 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$80,700 → $89,500 (+10.9%)	$88,300 → $111,600 (+26.4%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $1,055 (+54.9%)	$692 → $804 (+16.2%)

Hartsburg

Population

264441

Median household income

$51,667$72,500

Median home value

$80,700$89,500

Median gross rent

$681$1,055

Lincoln

Population

13,65213,406

Median household income

$48,931$54,390

Median home value

$88,300$111,600

Median gross rent

$692$804

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartsburg	Lincoln
Under 5	5.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	10.9%	13.7%
18 to 24	17.7%	15.6%
25 to 34	20.6%	12.4%
35 to 44	7.5%	10.0%
45 to 54	15.6%	10.5%
55 to 64	15.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	4.1%	11.8%
75 and over	3.6%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartsburg	Lincoln
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.4%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartsburg	Lincoln
No high school diploma	2.0%	6.5%
High school graduate	32.1%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	47.4%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartsburg	Lincoln
Drove alone	74.3%	76.7%
Carpooled	22.4%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	2.2%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartsburg	Lincoln
1-unit, detached	96.9%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	10.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Hartsburg	Lincoln
Poverty rate	0.5%	18.2%
Average household size	2.14	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	1952	1966