Hartley vs Sanborn

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

Hartley and Sanborn 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 1,510 in Sanborn). Sanborn has the higher median household income ($56,477 vs $51,118 in Hartley). Sanborn has the higher median home value ($150,900 vs $108,400 in Hartley).

Population, income & housing

	Hartley	Sanborn
Population	1,588	1,510
Median age	48.1 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,118	$56,477
Median home value	$108,400	$150,900
Median gross rent	$698	$881
Housing units	796	656
Homeownership rate	76.2%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartley	Sanborn
Population	1,695 → 1,588 (-6.3%)	1,582 → 1,510 (-4.6%)
Median household income	$41,447 → $51,118 (+23.3%)	$48,750 → $56,477 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$79,400 → $108,400 (+36.5%)	$95,800 → $150,900 (+57.5%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $698 (+4.3%)	$595 → $881 (+48.1%)

Hartley

Population

1,6951,588

Median household income

$41,447$51,118

Median home value

$79,400$108,400

Median gross rent

$669$698

Sanborn

Population

1,5821,510

Median household income

$48,750$56,477

Median home value

$95,800$150,900

Median gross rent

$595$881

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartley	Sanborn
Under 5	3.7%	6.2%
5 to 17	12.7%	17.4%
18 to 24	9.8%	10.7%
25 to 34	11.6%	8.3%
35 to 44	8.6%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.8%	6.2%
55 to 64	14.0%	7.4%
65 to 74	11.5%	12.6%
75 and over	16.4%	19.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartley	Sanborn
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	96.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartley	Sanborn
No high school diploma	11.0%	4.7%
High school graduate	40.4%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartley	Sanborn
Drove alone	86.3%	84.4%
Carpooled	4.8%	6.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.6%
Walked	3.5%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	4.0%	5.4%
Other means	1.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartley	Sanborn
1-unit, detached	83.4%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	5.8%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Hartley	Sanborn
Poverty rate	15.6%	14.7%
Average household size	2.08	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1958	1965