Bangor vs Hartford

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

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

Hartford has the higher population (2,312 vs 2,113 in Bangor). Bangor has the higher median household income ($50,714 vs $39,868 in Hartford). Bangor has the higher median home value ($106,800 vs $95,200 in Hartford).

Population, income & housing

	Bangor	Hartford
Population	2,113	2,312
Median age	30.0 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,714	$39,868
Median home value	$106,800	$95,200
Median gross rent	$629	$809
Housing units	770	884
Homeownership rate	61.1%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bangor	Hartford
Population	1,860 → 2,113 (+13.6%)	2,595 → 2,312 (-10.9%)
Median household income	$39,122 → $50,714 (+29.6%)	$36,228 → $39,868 (+10.0%)
Median home value	$80,400 → $106,800 (+32.8%)	$69,600 → $95,200 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $629 (-5.1%)	$671 → $809 (+20.6%)

Bangor

Population

1,8602,113

Median household income

$39,122$50,714

Median home value

$80,400$106,800

Median gross rent

$663$629

Hartford

Population

2,5952,312

Median household income

$36,228$39,868

Median home value

$69,600$95,200

Median gross rent

$671$809

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bangor	Hartford
Under 5	9.2%	6.6%
5 to 17	20.9%	27.0%
18 to 24	12.9%	6.9%
25 to 34	13.7%	15.5%
35 to 44	14.1%	13.3%
45 to 54	7.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	8.9%	9.2%
65 to 74	7.5%	5.8%
75 and over	5.3%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bangor	Hartford
White (non-Hispanic)	46.8%	61.1%
Black or African American	5.7%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	1.6%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	44.1%	33.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bangor	Hartford
No high school diploma	23.4%	17.6%
High school graduate	36.5%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bangor	Hartford
Drove alone	67.3%	89.7%
Carpooled	14.9%	7.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	2.0%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	0.6%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bangor	Hartford
1-unit, detached	66.6%	68.2%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	8.1%
20 or more units	2.3%	8.4%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Bangor	Hartford
Poverty rate	15.6%	19.1%
Average household size	2.90	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1963	1964