Hartley vs Sutherland

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

Hartley and Sutherland 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 570 in Sutherland). Sutherland has the higher median household income ($53,393 vs $51,118 in Hartley). Hartley has the higher median home value ($108,400 vs $86,900 in Sutherland).

Population, income & housing

	Hartley	Sutherland
Population	1,588	570
Median age	48.1 yrs	54.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,118	$53,393
Median home value	$108,400	$86,900
Median gross rent	$698	$591
Housing units	796	304
Homeownership rate	76.2%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartley	Sutherland
Population	1,695 → 1,588 (-6.3%)	568 → 570 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$41,447 → $51,118 (+23.3%)	$50,197 → $53,393 (+6.4%)
Median home value	$79,400 → $108,400 (+36.5%)	$57,100 → $86,900 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $698 (+4.3%)	$585 → $591 (+1.0%)

Hartley

Population

1,6951,588

Median household income

$41,447$51,118

Median home value

$79,400$108,400

Median gross rent

$669$698

Sutherland

Population

568570

Median household income

$50,197$53,393

Median home value

$57,100$86,900

Median gross rent

$585$591

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartley	Sutherland
Under 5	3.7%	1.8%
5 to 17	12.7%	15.1%
18 to 24	9.8%	4.2%
25 to 34	11.6%	8.9%
35 to 44	8.6%	6.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	15.8%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.5%
65 to 74	11.5%	16.5%
75 and over	16.4%	17.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartley	Sutherland
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	1.8%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartley	Sutherland
No high school diploma	11.0%	8.0%
High school graduate	40.4%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartley	Sutherland
Drove alone	86.3%	84.2%
Carpooled	4.8%	6.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	4.0%	1.7%
Other means	1.1%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartley	Sutherland
1-unit, detached	83.4%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Hartley	Sutherland
Poverty rate	15.6%	12.5%
Average household size	2.08	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1958	1938