Carlisle vs Hartford

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

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

Carlisle has the higher population (4,187 vs 814 in Hartford). Carlisle has the higher median household income ($98,333 vs $77,917 in Hartford). Carlisle has the higher median home value ($208,100 vs $170,900 in Hartford).

Population, income & housing

	Carlisle	Hartford
Population	4,187	814
Median age	37.0 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$98,333	$77,917
Median home value	$208,100	$170,900
Median gross rent	$896	$1,138
Housing units	1,620	320
Homeownership rate	84.5%	92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlisle	Hartford
Population	4,162 → 4,187 (+0.6%)	775 → 814 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$73,380 → $98,333 (+34.0%)	$64,688 → $77,917 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$148,900 → $208,100 (+39.8%)	$103,700 → $170,900 (+64.8%)
Median gross rent	$779 → $896 (+15.0%)	$1,117 → $1,138 (+1.9%)

Carlisle

Population

4,1624,187

Median household income

$73,380$98,333

Median home value

$148,900$208,100

Median gross rent

$779$896

Hartford

Population

775814

Median household income

$64,688$77,917

Median home value

$103,700$170,900

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,138

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlisle	Hartford
Under 5	7.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	19.3%	22.5%
18 to 24	7.9%	5.8%
25 to 34	11.8%	13.6%
35 to 44	14.6%	14.3%
45 to 54	16.6%	14.3%
55 to 64	9.3%	10.1%
65 to 74	7.9%	10.2%
75 and over	5.1%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlisle	Hartford
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlisle	Hartford
No high school diploma	6.5%	7.6%
High school graduate	33.8%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlisle	Hartford
Drove alone	77.3%	78.1%
Carpooled	8.7%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	14.7%
Other means	0.9%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlisle	Hartford
1-unit, detached	80.5%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	26.9%

Poverty & households

	Carlisle	Hartford
Poverty rate	4.0%	4.7%
Average household size	2.63	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1973	1974