Hartford

Population: 1,456
Median household income: $39,364
Median home value: $65,800

Hartford, a community in Madison County, Illinois, has 1,456 residents. At $39,364, its median household income sits below Madison County's $74,800.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hartford's population declined 20.3% from 1,826 to 1,456, while its median home value fell 13.9% from $76,400 to $65,800.

The median gross rent is $925. 7.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,456
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $39,364
Median home value: $65,800
Median gross rent: $925
Housing units: 769
Homeownership rate: 82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8261,456

Median household income

$54,563$39,364

Median home value

$76,400$65,800

Median gross rent

$901$925

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,826	$54,563	$76,400	$901
2020	1,769	$38,580	$69,100	$833
2021	1,846	$36,250	$65,500	$866
2022	1,626	$42,591	$71,100	$926
2023	1,456	$39,364	$65,800	$925

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 2413.0%

25 to 347.3%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over13.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	39	2.7%
5 to 17	256	17.6%
18 to 24	190	13.0%
25 to 34	107	7.3%
35 to 44	232	15.9%
45 to 54	159	10.9%
55 to 64	145	10.0%
65 to 74	135	9.3%
75 and over	193	13.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,301	89.4%
Black or African American	11	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	75	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	69	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate54.3%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree4.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	62	6.4%
High school graduate	527	54.3%
Some college or associate's	308	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	40	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	34	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	467	81.9%
Carpooled	56	9.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	40	7.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	139	26.2%
15 to 29 min	256	48.3%
30 to 44 min	98	18.5%
45 to 59 min	37	7.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 20.2% (294 of 1,456)

	Count	Share
Family households	302	44.4%
Nonfamily households	378	55.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	680	88.4%
Vacant	89	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	563	82.8%
Renter-occupied	117	17.2%

1-unit, detached98.4%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	757	98.4%
1-unit, attached	2	0.3%
2 to 4 units	7	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1733279
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 5.2 sq mi
Water area: 0.27 sq mi
Center point: 38.8131, -90.0921