Decatur vs Hartford

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

Decatur 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 1,814 in Decatur). Decatur has the higher median household income ($58,281 vs $39,868 in Hartford). Decatur has the higher median home value ($121,900 vs $95,200 in Hartford).

Population, income & housing

	Decatur	Hartford
Population	1,814	2,312
Median age	34.5 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,281	$39,868
Median home value	$121,900	$95,200
Median gross rent	$779	$809
Housing units	838	884
Homeownership rate	75.9%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Decatur	Hartford
Population	1,913 → 1,814 (-5.2%)	2,595 → 2,312 (-10.9%)
Median household income	$41,607 → $58,281 (+40.1%)	$36,228 → $39,868 (+10.0%)
Median home value	$83,100 → $121,900 (+46.7%)	$69,600 → $95,200 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $779 (+2.1%)	$671 → $809 (+20.6%)

Decatur

Population

1,9131,814

Median household income

$41,607$58,281

Median home value

$83,100$121,900

Median gross rent

$763$779

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)

	Decatur	Hartford
Under 5	7.8%	6.6%
5 to 17	15.6%	27.0%
18 to 24	12.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	15.1%	15.5%
35 to 44	11.2%	13.3%
45 to 54	11.3%	12.1%
55 to 64	12.0%	9.2%
65 to 74	9.9%	5.8%
75 and over	4.6%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Decatur	Hartford
White (non-Hispanic)	78.4%	61.1%
Black or African American	2.7%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	1.6%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	33.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Decatur	Hartford
No high school diploma	13.6%	17.6%
High school graduate	39.1%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Decatur	Hartford
Drove alone	65.2%	89.7%
Carpooled	26.0%	7.7%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	0.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Decatur	Hartford
1-unit, detached	81.4%	68.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	8.1%
20 or more units	5.5%	8.4%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Decatur	Hartford
Poverty rate	21.6%	19.1%
Average household size	2.42	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1951	1964