Hartford vs Paw Paw

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

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

Paw Paw has the higher population (3,277 vs 2,312 in Hartford). Hartford has the higher median household income ($39,868 vs $38,989 in Paw Paw). Paw Paw has the higher median home value ($133,600 vs $95,200 in Hartford).

Population, income & housing

	Hartford	Paw Paw
Population	2,312	3,277
Median age	30.4 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$39,868	$38,989
Median home value	$95,200	$133,600
Median gross rent	$809	$775
Housing units	884	1,499
Homeownership rate	65.7%	47.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartford	Paw Paw
Population	2,595 → 2,312 (-10.9%)	3,390 → 3,277 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$36,228 → $39,868 (+10.0%)	$43,226 → $38,989 (-9.8%)
Median home value	$69,600 → $95,200 (+36.8%)	$95,800 → $133,600 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$671 → $809 (+20.6%)	$668 → $775 (+16.0%)

Hartford

Population

2,5952,312

Median household income

$36,228$39,868

Median home value

$69,600$95,200

Median gross rent

$671$809

Paw Paw

Population

3,3903,277

Median household income

$43,226$38,989

Median home value

$95,800$133,600

Median gross rent

$668$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartford	Paw Paw
Under 5	6.6%	10.0%
5 to 17	27.0%	15.4%
18 to 24	6.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	15.5%	18.2%
35 to 44	13.3%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.1%	8.8%
55 to 64	9.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	5.8%	9.5%
75 and over	3.6%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartford	Paw Paw
White (non-Hispanic)	61.1%	80.1%
Black or African American	1.5%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	33.6%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartford	Paw Paw
No high school diploma	17.6%	6.0%
High school graduate	43.8%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartford	Paw Paw
Drove alone	89.7%	78.2%
Carpooled	7.7%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	3.0%
Walked	2.0%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.6%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartford	Paw Paw
1-unit, detached	68.2%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	23.9%
20 or more units	8.4%	9.0%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Hartford	Paw Paw
Poverty rate	19.1%	18.7%
Average household size	2.66	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1964	1966