Hartford vs New Virginia

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

Hartford and New Virginia 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 513 in New Virginia). Hartford has the higher median household income ($77,917 vs $75,875 in New Virginia). Hartford has the higher median home value ($170,900 vs $168,100 in New Virginia).

Population, income & housing

	Hartford	New Virginia
Population	814	513
Median age	37.1 yrs	31.7 yrs
Median household income	$77,917	$75,875
Median home value	$170,900	$168,100
Median gross rent	$1,138	$1,054
Housing units	320	185
Homeownership rate	92.5%	72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartford	New Virginia
Population	775 → 814 (+5.0%)	465 → 513 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$64,688 → $77,917 (+20.5%)	$66,429 → $75,875 (+14.2%)
Median home value	$103,700 → $170,900 (+64.8%)	$111,700 → $168,100 (+50.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,117 → $1,138 (+1.9%)	$780 → $1,054 (+35.1%)

Hartford

Population

775814

Median household income

$64,688$77,917

Median home value

$103,700$170,900

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,138

New Virginia

Population

465513

Median household income

$66,429$75,875

Median home value

$111,700$168,100

Median gross rent

$780$1,054

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartford	New Virginia
Under 5	5.5%	7.4%
5 to 17	22.5%	25.9%
18 to 24	5.8%	10.7%
25 to 34	13.6%	8.0%
35 to 44	14.3%	21.4%
45 to 54	14.3%	6.8%
55 to 64	10.1%	4.5%
65 to 74	10.2%	11.1%
75 and over	3.8%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartford	New Virginia
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartford	New Virginia
No high school diploma	7.6%	1.4%
High school graduate	41.6%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartford	New Virginia
Drove alone	78.1%	73.2%
Carpooled	3.5%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	13.6%
Other means	3.7%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartford	New Virginia
1-unit, detached	73.1%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.9%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Hartford	New Virginia
Poverty rate	4.7%	2.7%
Average household size	2.78	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1974	1960