Hartford City vs Henderson

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

Hartford City and Henderson are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hartford City has the higher population (529 vs 172 in Henderson). Hartford City has the higher median household income ($54,063 vs $34,375 in Henderson). Since 2019, Hartford City's population has grown faster (-19.8% vs -50.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Hartford City	Henderson
Population	529	172
Median age	46.5 yrs	59.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,063	$34,375
Median home value	$66,300	—
Median gross rent	$750	$831
Housing units	225	94
Homeownership rate	77.7%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartford City	Henderson
Population	660 → 529 (-19.8%)	345 → 172 (-50.1%)
Median household income	$44,659 → $54,063 (+21.1%)	$22,500 → $34,375 (+52.8%)
Median home value	$74,300 → $66,300 (-10.8%)	$48,300 → $65,000 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $750 (+15.7%)	$689 → $831 (+20.6%)

Hartford City

Population

660529

Median household income

$44,659$54,063

Median home value

$74,300$66,300

Median gross rent

$648$750

Henderson

Population

345172

Median household income

$22,500$34,375

Median home value

$48,300$65,000

Median gross rent

$689$831

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartford City	Henderson
Under 5	2.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	22.9%	7.6%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.4%
25 to 34	7.2%	5.2%
35 to 44	8.3%	9.3%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.5%
55 to 64	25.7%	32.6%
65 to 74	8.1%	18.0%
75 and over	8.7%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartford City	Henderson
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	99.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartford City	Henderson
No high school diploma	23.3%	16.9%
High school graduate	52.9%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartford City	Henderson
Drove alone	98.1%	70.2%
Carpooled	1.0%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	7.0%
Walked	0.0%	14.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartford City	Henderson
1-unit, detached	49.8%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	38.2%	35.1%

Poverty & households

	Hartford City	Henderson
Poverty rate	16.1%	29.7%
Average household size	2.46	1.83
Mean commute (minutes)	29	19
Median year structure built	1978	1984