Dell Rapids vs Hartford

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

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

Dell Rapids has the higher population (3,947 vs 3,412 in Hartford). Dell Rapids has the higher median household income ($101,250 vs $95,426 in Hartford). Dell Rapids has the higher median home value ($284,400 vs $223,400 in Hartford).

Population, income & housing

	Dell Rapids	Hartford
Population	3,947	3,412
Median age	39.7 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$101,250	$95,426
Median home value	$284,400	$223,400
Median gross rent	$919	$937
Housing units	1,663	1,437
Homeownership rate	81.1%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.2%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dell Rapids	Hartford
Population	3,660 → 3,947 (+7.8%)	3,220 → 3,412 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$71,162 → $101,250 (+42.3%)	$74,063 → $95,426 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$170,700 → $284,400 (+66.6%)	$184,000 → $223,400 (+21.4%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $919 (+7.4%)	$833 → $937 (+12.5%)

Dell Rapids

Population

3,6603,947

Median household income

$71,162$101,250

Median home value

$170,700$284,400

Median gross rent

$856$919

Hartford

Population

3,2203,412

Median household income

$74,063$95,426

Median home value

$184,000$223,400

Median gross rent

$833$937

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dell Rapids	Hartford
Under 5	4.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	21.0%	20.2%
18 to 24	2.5%	4.2%
25 to 34	14.9%	12.7%
35 to 44	13.5%	15.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	14.2%
55 to 64	12.8%	10.6%
65 to 74	12.6%	10.3%
75 and over	6.1%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dell Rapids	Hartford
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dell Rapids	Hartford
No high school diploma	3.3%	1.8%
High school graduate	25.6%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.5%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dell Rapids	Hartford
Drove alone	86.8%	92.7%
Carpooled	4.7%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dell Rapids	Hartford
1-unit, detached	78.0%	64.9%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	10.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	13.2%
20 or more units	1.6%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Dell Rapids	Hartford
Poverty rate	6.2%	6.1%
Average household size	2.45	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1990	1998