Hartford vs Martensdale

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

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

Hartford has the higher population (814 vs 588 in Martensdale). Hartford has the higher median household income ($77,917 vs $53,750 in Martensdale). Martensdale has the higher median home value ($176,400 vs $170,900 in Hartford).

Population, income & housing

	Hartford	Martensdale
Population	814	588
Median age	37.1 yrs	29.0 yrs
Median household income	$77,917	$53,750
Median home value	$170,900	$176,400
Median gross rent	$1,138	$863
Housing units	320	267
Homeownership rate	92.5%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartford	Martensdale
Population	775 → 814 (+5.0%)	478 → 588 (+23.0%)
Median household income	$64,688 → $77,917 (+20.5%)	$56,667 → $53,750 (-5.1%)
Median home value	$103,700 → $170,900 (+64.8%)	$133,800 → $176,400 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,117 → $1,138 (+1.9%)	$658 → $863 (+31.2%)

Hartford

Population

775814

Median household income

$64,688$77,917

Median home value

$103,700$170,900

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,138

Martensdale

Population

478588

Median household income

$56,667$53,750

Median home value

$133,800$176,400

Median gross rent

$658$863

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartford	Martensdale
Under 5	5.5%	5.3%
5 to 17	22.5%	16.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	19.9%
25 to 34	13.6%	10.7%
35 to 44	14.3%	10.5%
45 to 54	14.3%	10.5%
55 to 64	10.1%	10.4%
65 to 74	10.2%	8.7%
75 and over	3.8%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartford	Martensdale
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartford	Martensdale
No high school diploma	7.6%	6.1%
High school graduate	41.6%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartford	Martensdale
Drove alone	78.1%	75.2%
Carpooled	3.5%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	14.2%
Other means	3.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartford	Martensdale
1-unit, detached	73.1%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hartford	Martensdale
Poverty rate	4.7%	11.4%
Average household size	2.78	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1974	1970