Hartford vs McHenry

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

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

Hartford has the higher population (2,653 vs 355 in McHenry). Hartford has the higher median household income ($61,313 vs $39,583 in McHenry). Hartford has the higher median home value ($103,800 vs $74,600 in McHenry).

Population, income & housing

	Hartford	McHenry
Population	2,653	355
Median age	36.9 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$61,313	$39,583
Median home value	$103,800	$74,600
Median gross rent	$587	$673
Housing units	991	161
Homeownership rate	61.2%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartford	McHenry
Population	2,730 → 2,653 (-2.8%)	309 → 355 (+14.9%)
Median household income	$44,659 → $61,313 (+37.3%)	$38,250 → $39,583 (+3.5%)
Median home value	$87,200 → $103,800 (+19.0%)	$50,600 → $74,600 (+47.4%)
Median gross rent	$527 → $587 (+11.4%)	$694 → $673 (-3.0%)

Hartford

Population

2,7302,653

Median household income

$44,659$61,313

Median home value

$87,200$103,800

Median gross rent

$527$587

McHenry

Population

309355

Median household income

$38,250$39,583

Median home value

$50,600$74,600

Median gross rent

$694$673

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartford	McHenry
Under 5	4.2%	3.4%
5 to 17	22.3%	10.4%
18 to 24	8.4%	17.5%
25 to 34	12.1%	8.5%
35 to 44	16.4%	13.8%
45 to 54	9.6%	10.7%
55 to 64	12.0%	19.7%
65 to 74	7.5%	10.1%
75 and over	7.4%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartford	McHenry
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	97.5%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartford	McHenry
No high school diploma	14.9%	17.2%
High school graduate	31.9%	50.8%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	1.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartford	McHenry
Drove alone	79.3%	86.8%
Carpooled	11.2%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartford	McHenry
1-unit, detached	73.3%	57.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	40.4%

Poverty & households

	Hartford	McHenry
Poverty rate	12.2%	25.1%
Average household size	2.65	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1964	1989