Hansford County vs Hartley County

A side-by-side comparison of Hansford County and Hartley County: population, income, housing, and more.

Hansford County and Hartley County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hartley County has the higher population (5,307 vs 5,182 in Hansford County). Hartley County has the higher median household income ($82,122 vs $68,299 in Hansford County). Hartley County has the higher median home value ($213,200 vs $132,100 in Hansford County).

Population, income & housing

	Hansford County	Hartley County
Population	5,182	5,307
Median age	35.9 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,299	$82,122
Median home value	$132,100	$213,200
Median gross rent	$770	$1,023
Housing units	2,284	1,808
Homeownership rate	76.7%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hansford County	Hartley County
Population	5,520 → 5,182 (-6.1%)	5,669 → 5,307 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$38,000 → $68,299 (+79.7%)	$58,298 → $82,122 (+40.9%)
Median home value	$95,300 → $132,100 (+38.6%)	$167,200 → $213,200 (+27.5%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $770 (-1.7%)	$900 → $1,023 (+13.7%)

Hansford County

Population

5,5205,182

Median household income

$38,000$68,299

Median home value

$95,300$132,100

Median gross rent

$783$770

Hartley County

Population

5,6695,307

Median household income

$58,298$82,122

Median home value

$167,200$213,200

Median gross rent

$900$1,023

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hansford County	Hartley County
Under 5	7.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	21.8%	16.7%
18 to 24	8.9%	2.1%
25 to 34	11.3%	15.9%
35 to 44	11.7%	19.2%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.6%
55 to 64	13.7%	11.1%
65 to 74	7.5%	9.6%
75 and over	6.3%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hansford County	Hartley County
White (non-Hispanic)	47.7%	56.8%
Black or African American	0.2%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.8%
Asian	0.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	49.7%	30.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hansford County	Hartley County
No high school diploma	25.4%	16.9%
High school graduate	21.7%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.3%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hansford County	Hartley County
Drove alone	83.4%	82.1%
Carpooled	13.1%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	2.3%	4.4%
Other means	0.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hansford County	Hartley County
1-unit, detached	87.9%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Hansford County	Hartley County
Poverty rate	7.8%	6.8%
Average household size	2.80	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	23	13
Median year structure built	1971	1980