Americus vs Hartford

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

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

Americus has the higher population (1,147 vs 442 in Hartford). Americus has the higher median household income ($81,125 vs $59,375 in Hartford). Americus has the higher median home value ($120,900 vs $69,400 in Hartford).

Population, income & housing

	Americus	Hartford
Population	1,147	442
Median age	27.9 yrs	29.8 yrs
Median household income	$81,125	$59,375
Median home value	$120,900	$69,400
Median gross rent	$969	$718
Housing units	386	183
Homeownership rate	77.9%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Americus	Hartford
Population	908 → 1,147 (+26.3%)	369 → 442 (+19.8%)
Median household income	$62,000 → $81,125 (+30.8%)	$42,679 → $59,375 (+39.1%)
Median home value	$82,400 → $120,900 (+46.7%)	$62,300 → $69,400 (+11.4%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $969 (+32.2%)	$700 → $718 (+2.6%)

Americus

Population

9081,147

Median household income

$62,000$81,125

Median home value

$82,400$120,900

Median gross rent

$733$969

Hartford

Population

369442

Median household income

$42,679$59,375

Median home value

$62,300$69,400

Median gross rent

$700$718

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Americus	Hartford
Under 5	4.6%	9.5%
5 to 17	30.8%	23.3%
18 to 24	13.7%	13.3%
25 to 34	7.6%	14.5%
35 to 44	16.0%	9.7%
45 to 54	8.5%	11.1%
55 to 64	7.8%	9.0%
65 to 74	8.0%	5.4%
75 and over	2.9%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Americus	Hartford
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Americus	Hartford
No high school diploma	7.9%	5.9%
High school graduate	27.2%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Americus	Hartford
Drove alone	93.0%	84.9%
Carpooled	1.3%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Americus	Hartford
1-unit, detached	83.7%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	31.7%

Poverty & households

	Americus	Hartford
Poverty rate	12.5%	21.0%
Average household size	3.13	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1976	1971