Hartford City vs Leon

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

Hartford City and Leon 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 322 in Leon). Hartford City has the higher median household income ($54,063 vs $30,688 in Leon). Leon has the higher median home value ($109,400 vs $66,300 in Hartford City).

Population, income & housing

	Hartford City	Leon
Population	529	322
Median age	46.5 yrs	14.6 yrs
Median household income	$54,063	$30,688
Median home value	$66,300	$109,400
Median gross rent	$750	—
Housing units	225	102
Homeownership rate	77.7%	46.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartford City	Leon
Population	660 → 529 (-19.8%)	219 → 322 (+47.0%)
Median household income	$44,659 → $54,063 (+21.1%)	$28,125 → $30,688 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$74,300 → $66,300 (-10.8%)	$88,300 → $109,400 (+23.9%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $750 (+15.7%)	$807 → $800 (-0.9%)

Hartford City

Population

660529

Median household income

$44,659$54,063

Median home value

$74,300$66,300

Median gross rent

$648$750

Leon

Population

219322

Median household income

$28,125$30,688

Median home value

$88,300$109,400

Median gross rent

$807$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartford City	Leon
Under 5	2.6%	14.3%
5 to 17	22.9%	38.8%
18 to 24	6.2%	13.4%
25 to 34	7.2%	3.7%
35 to 44	8.3%	14.6%
45 to 54	10.2%	3.7%
55 to 64	25.7%	3.4%
65 to 74	8.1%	5.0%
75 and over	8.7%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartford City	Leon
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartford City	Leon
No high school diploma	23.3%	18.5%
High school graduate	52.9%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartford City	Leon
Drove alone	98.1%	75.0%
Carpooled	1.0%	22.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.4%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartford City	Leon
1-unit, detached	49.8%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	19.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	38.2%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Hartford City	Leon
Poverty rate	16.1%	43.6%
Average household size	2.46	4.41
Mean commute (minutes)	29	37
Median year structure built	1978	1954