Hamel vs Hartford

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

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

Hartford has the higher population (1,456 vs 1,004 in Hamel). Hamel has the higher median household income ($105,313 vs $39,364 in Hartford). Hamel has the higher median home value ($231,900 vs $65,800 in Hartford).

Population, income & housing

	Hamel	Hartford
Population	1,004	1,456
Median age	34.0 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$105,313	$39,364
Median home value	$231,900	$65,800
Median gross rent	$940	$925
Housing units	382	769
Homeownership rate	79.3%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.4%	7.6%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamel	Hartford
Population	761 → 1,004 (+31.9%)	1,826 → 1,456 (-20.3%)
Median household income	$70,338 → $105,313 (+49.7%)	$54,563 → $39,364 (-27.9%)
Median home value	$182,100 → $231,900 (+27.3%)	$76,400 → $65,800 (-13.9%)
Median gross rent	$915 → $940 (+2.7%)	$901 → $925 (+2.7%)

Hamel

Population

7611,004

Median household income

$70,338$105,313

Median home value

$182,100$231,900

Median gross rent

$915$940

Hartford

Population

1,8261,456

Median household income

$54,563$39,364

Median home value

$76,400$65,800

Median gross rent

$901$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamel	Hartford
Under 5	9.4%	2.7%
5 to 17	21.7%	17.6%
18 to 24	9.6%	13.0%
25 to 34	11.8%	7.3%
35 to 44	18.6%	15.9%
45 to 54	8.7%	10.9%
55 to 64	6.5%	10.0%
65 to 74	6.0%	9.3%
75 and over	7.9%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamel	Hartford
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	89.4%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamel	Hartford
No high school diploma	4.2%	6.4%
High school graduate	25.8%	54.3%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamel	Hartford
Drove alone	74.5%	81.9%
Carpooled	5.9%	9.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	7.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamel	Hartford
1-unit, detached	82.2%	98.4%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	15.7%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Hamel	Hartford
Poverty rate	4.1%	20.2%
Average household size	2.74	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1979	1953