Hartford vs West Bend

A side-by-side comparison of Hartford and West Bend: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Bend has the higher population (31,722 vs 15,761 in Hartford). West Bend has the higher median household income ($75,043 vs $74,252 in Hartford). Hartford has the higher median home value ($261,300 vs $244,500 in West Bend).

Population, income & housing

	Hartford	West Bend
Population	15,761	31,722
Median age	38.6 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$74,252	$75,043
Median home value	$261,300	$244,500
Median gross rent	$1,095	$1,033
Housing units	6,696	14,462
Homeownership rate	66.1%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartford	West Bend
Population	14,977 → 15,761 (+5.2%)	31,596 → 31,722 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$56,784 → $74,252 (+30.8%)	$60,910 → $75,043 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$188,000 → $261,300 (+39.0%)	$174,500 → $244,500 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$818 → $1,095 (+33.9%)	$858 → $1,033 (+20.4%)

Hartford

Population

14,97715,761

Median household income

$56,784$74,252

Median home value

$188,000$261,300

Median gross rent

$818$1,095

West Bend

Population

31,59631,722

Median household income

$60,910$75,043

Median home value

$174,500$244,500

Median gross rent

$858$1,033

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartford	West Bend
Under 5	5.1%	5.0%
5 to 17	18.6%	17.2%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	13.6%	12.7%
35 to 44	14.7%	13.5%
45 to 54	13.4%	12.0%
55 to 64	10.3%	13.2%
65 to 74	8.3%	10.7%
75 and over	8.7%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartford	West Bend
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartford	West Bend
No high school diploma	6.8%	4.8%
High school graduate	29.4%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartford	West Bend
Drove alone	77.4%	81.4%
Carpooled	6.7%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	1.9%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	13.3%	8.0%
Other means	0.5%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartford	West Bend
1-unit, detached	56.5%	51.7%
1-unit, attached	11.6%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	13.2%
5 to 19 units	15.6%	12.6%
20 or more units	7.2%	12.3%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Hartford	West Bend
Poverty rate	8.9%	7.5%
Average household size	2.38	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1993	1977