Hartford vs South Haven

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

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

South Haven has the higher population (3,994 vs 2,312 in Hartford). South Haven has the higher median household income ($64,338 vs $39,868 in Hartford). South Haven has the higher median home value ($372,200 vs $95,200 in Hartford).

Population, income & housing

	Hartford	South Haven
Population	2,312	3,994
Median age	30.4 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$39,868	$64,338
Median home value	$95,200	$372,200
Median gross rent	$809	$718
Housing units	884	3,400
Homeownership rate	65.7%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	42.1%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartford	South Haven
Population	2,595 → 2,312 (-10.9%)	4,354 → 3,994 (-8.3%)
Median household income	$36,228 → $39,868 (+10.0%)	$57,539 → $64,338 (+11.8%)
Median home value	$69,600 → $95,200 (+36.8%)	$219,400 → $372,200 (+69.6%)
Median gross rent	$671 → $809 (+20.6%)	$674 → $718 (+6.5%)

Hartford

Population

2,5952,312

Median household income

$36,228$39,868

Median home value

$69,600$95,200

Median gross rent

$671$809

South Haven

Population

4,3543,994

Median household income

$57,539$64,338

Median home value

$219,400$372,200

Median gross rent

$674$718

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartford	South Haven
Under 5	6.6%	4.7%
5 to 17	27.0%	11.9%
18 to 24	6.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	15.5%	6.9%
35 to 44	13.3%	8.2%
45 to 54	12.1%	7.3%
55 to 64	9.2%	16.4%
65 to 74	5.8%	19.8%
75 and over	3.6%	19.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartford	South Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	61.1%	77.6%
Black or African American	1.5%	10.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	33.6%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartford	South Haven
No high school diploma	17.6%	6.3%
High school graduate	43.8%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	19.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartford	South Haven
Drove alone	89.7%	66.2%
Carpooled	7.7%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	2.0%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.6%	19.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartford	South Haven
1-unit, detached	68.2%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	7.1%
20 or more units	8.4%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Hartford	South Haven
Poverty rate	19.1%	20.5%
Average household size	2.66	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1964	1960