Archer vs Hartley

A side-by-side comparison of Archer and Hartley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hartley has the higher population (1,588 vs 144 in Archer). Archer has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $51,118 in Hartley). Hartley has the higher median home value ($108,400 vs $59,200 in Archer).

Population, income & housing

	Archer	Hartley
Population	144	1,588
Median age	44.0 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$51,118
Median home value	$59,200	$108,400
Median gross rent	—	$698
Housing units	61	796
Homeownership rate	83.1%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archer	Hartley
Population	137 → 144 (+5.1%)	1,695 → 1,588 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $66,250 (+35.9%)	$41,447 → $51,118 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$43,800 → $59,200 (+35.2%)	$79,400 → $108,400 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$669 → $698 (+4.3%)

Archer

Population

137144

Median household income

$48,750$66,250

Median home value

$43,800$59,200

Hartley

Population

1,6951,588

Median household income

$41,447$51,118

Median home value

$79,400$108,400

Median gross rent

$669$698

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archer	Hartley
Under 5	9.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	22.9%	12.7%
18 to 24	4.9%	9.8%
25 to 34	5.6%	11.6%
35 to 44	7.6%	8.6%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.5%	14.0%
65 to 74	18.1%	11.5%
75 and over	7.6%	16.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archer	Hartley
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	90.7%
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	0.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archer	Hartley
No high school diploma	5.5%	11.0%
High school graduate	48.4%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	19.8%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archer	Hartley
Drove alone	95.1%	86.3%
Carpooled	1.6%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	3.3%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archer	Hartley
1-unit, detached	96.7%	83.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Archer	Hartley
Poverty rate	7.6%	15.6%
Average household size	2.44	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	14	21
Median year structure built	1961	1958