Hartford

Population: 3,412
Median household income: $95,426
Median home value: $223,400

Hartford is a community in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, home to 3,412 residents. Its median household income of $95,426 runs above the Minnehaha County figure of $76,074.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hartford's population grew 6.0% from 3,220 to 3,412, while its median home value rose 21.4% from $184,000 to $223,400.

30.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,412
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $95,426
Median home value: $223,400
Median gross rent: $937
Housing units: 1,437
Homeownership rate: 74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2203,412

Median household income

$74,063$95,426

Median home value

$184,000$223,400

Median gross rent

$833$937

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,220	$74,063	$184,000	$833
2020	3,300	$80,874	$164,800	$838
2021	3,263	$86,492	$179,200	$813
2022	3,340	$93,762	$212,600	$740
2023	3,412	$95,426	$223,400	$937

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	194	5.7%
5 to 17	690	20.2%
18 to 24	143	4.2%
25 to 34	435	12.7%
35 to 44	518	15.2%
45 to 54	483	14.2%
55 to 64	363	10.6%
65 to 74	352	10.3%
75 and over	234	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,076	90.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	245	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	69	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.8%

High school graduate27.3%

Some college or associate's40.0%

Bachelor's degree24.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	44	1.8%
High school graduate	650	27.3%
Some college or associate's	955	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	585	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	151	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone92.7%

Carpooled2.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,835	92.7%
Carpooled	47	2.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	76	3.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	611	32.1%
15 to 29 min	971	51.0%
30 to 44 min	267	14.0%
45 to 59 min	46	2.4%
60+ min	8	0.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 6.1% (208 of 3,397)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,067	77.2%
Nonfamily households	315	22.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,382	96.2%
Vacant	55	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,023	74.0%
Renter-occupied	359	26.0%

1-unit, detached64.9%

1-unit, attached10.0%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units13.2%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	933	64.9%
1-unit, attached	144	10.0%
2 to 4 units	58	4.0%
5 to 19 units	190	13.2%
20 or more units	47	3.3%
Mobile home & other	65	4.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4627540
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.16 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.6215, -96.9349