Hartford City vs Mason

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

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

Mason has the higher population (863 vs 529 in Hartford City). Hartford City has the higher median household income ($54,063 vs $47,112 in Mason). Mason has the higher median home value ($91,900 vs $66,300 in Hartford City).

Population, income & housing

	Hartford City	Mason
Population	529	863
Median age	46.5 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	$54,063	$47,112
Median home value	$66,300	$91,900
Median gross rent	$750	$870
Housing units	225	500
Homeownership rate	77.7%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartford City	Mason
Population	660 → 529 (-19.8%)	831 → 863 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$44,659 → $54,063 (+21.1%)	$27,383 → $47,112 (+72.0%)
Median home value	$74,300 → $66,300 (-10.8%)	$69,500 → $91,900 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $750 (+15.7%)	$674 → $870 (+29.1%)

Hartford City

Population

660529

Median household income

$44,659$54,063

Median home value

$74,300$66,300

Median gross rent

$648$750

Mason

Population

831863

Median household income

$27,383$47,112

Median home value

$69,500$91,900

Median gross rent

$674$870

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartford City	Mason
Under 5	2.6%	1.6%
5 to 17	22.9%	10.0%
18 to 24	6.2%	4.9%
25 to 34	7.2%	8.0%
35 to 44	8.3%	6.3%
45 to 54	10.2%	21.8%
55 to 64	25.7%	11.6%
65 to 74	8.1%	18.2%
75 and over	8.7%	17.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartford City	Mason
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartford City	Mason
No high school diploma	23.3%	14.7%
High school graduate	52.9%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartford City	Mason
Drove alone	98.1%	89.8%
Carpooled	1.0%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartford City	Mason
1-unit, detached	49.8%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	38.2%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Hartford City	Mason
Poverty rate	16.1%	15.1%
Average household size	2.46	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1978	1955