Hardy vs Rutland

A side-by-side comparison of Hardy and Rutland: population, income, housing, and more.

Hardy and Rutland are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rutland has the higher population (130 vs 13 in Hardy). Since 2019, Rutland's population has grown faster (-17.7% vs -80.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Hardy	Rutland
Population	13	130
Median age	61.8 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$82,895
Median home value	—	$50,800
Median gross rent	—	$775
Housing units	9	77
Homeownership rate	100.0%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	5.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardy	Rutland
Population	67 → 13 (-80.6%)	158 → 130 (-17.7%)
Median household income	$2,499 → $81,250 (+3151.3%)	$43,571 → $82,895 (+90.3%)
Median home value	$38,100 → $95,000 (+149.3%)	$44,200 → $50,800 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$713 → $775 (+8.7%)

Hardy

Population

6713

Median household income

$2,499$81,250

Median home value

$38,100$95,000

Rutland

Population

158130

Median household income

$43,571$82,895

Median home value

$44,200$50,800

Median gross rent

$713$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardy	Rutland
Under 5	0.0%	10.0%
5 to 17	15.4%	10.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	25.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	6.9%
45 to 54	0.0%	16.2%
55 to 64	53.8%	13.1%
65 to 74	30.8%	14.6%
75 and over	0.0%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardy	Rutland
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	98.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	15.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardy	Rutland
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.9%
High school graduate	27.3%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	45.5%	54.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	27.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardy	Rutland
Drove alone	100.0%	55.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	26.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	6.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardy	Rutland
1-unit, detached	100.0%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Hardy	Rutland
Poverty rate	7.7%	3.1%
Average household size	1.86	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	—	21
Median year structure built	1938	1938