Hartford City

Population: 5,685
Median household income: $36,868
Median home value: $77,800

Hartford City is a community in Blackford County, Indiana, home to 5,685 residents. The median household income of $36,868 is below the Blackford County median ($47,560).

Between 2019 and 2023, Hartford City's population declined 2.5% from 5,831 to 5,685, while its median home value rose 28.6% from $60,500 to $77,800.

The median resident is 41.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,685
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $36,868
Median home value: $77,800
Median gross rent: $619
Housing units: 3,117
Homeownership rate: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,8315,685

Median household income

$34,850$36,868

Median home value

$60,500$77,800

Median gross rent

$633$619

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,831	$34,850	$60,500	$633
2020	5,781	$34,748	$61,500	$599
2021	5,895	$32,290	$61,600	$577
2022	5,789	$37,584	$68,300	$640
2023	5,685	$36,868	$77,800	$619

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	270	4.7%
5 to 17	993	17.5%
18 to 24	489	8.6%
25 to 34	853	15.0%
35 to 44	466	8.2%
45 to 54	495	8.7%
55 to 64	822	14.5%
65 to 74	778	13.7%
75 and over	519	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,427	95.5%
Black or African American	35	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.4%
Two or more races	68	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	129	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate53.7%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	389	9.9%
High school graduate	2,113	53.7%
Some college or associate's	997	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	294	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	140	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled19.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,374	76.1%
Carpooled	354	19.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	61	3.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	927	53.1%
15 to 29 min	406	23.3%
30 to 44 min	214	12.3%
45 to 59 min	66	3.8%
60+ min	132	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 22.7% (1,279 of 5,645)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,503	55.6%
Nonfamily households	1,198	44.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,701	86.7%
Vacant	416	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,837	68.0%
Renter-occupied	864	32.0%

1-unit, detached75.0%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,339	75.0%
1-unit, attached	60	1.9%
2 to 4 units	174	5.6%
5 to 19 units	276	8.9%
20 or more units	139	4.5%
Mobile home & other	129	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1832242
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.88 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.4537, -85.3732