Hartford City, IN

Census Place

2024 Population

5,794

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.2

2.19% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

19.5%

13.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$41,752

13.2% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$83,400

Population & Diversity

Hartford City, IN is home to a population of 5.79k people, from which 97.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.83% of Hartford City, IN residents were born outside of the country (164 people).

In 2024, there were 41.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.38k people) in Hartford City, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 130 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 122 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.9% of Hartford City, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hartford City, IN was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hartford City, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hartford City, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.38k ± 428
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
130 ± 35
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
122 ± 86

3.95%

Hispanic Population

229 people

3.95% of the people in Hartford City, IN are hispanic (229 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hartford City, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
111,417 ± 8,128 people
India
37,388 ± 4,734 people
Nigeria
18,164 ± 3,304 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 111,417 Indiana residents, followed by India with 37,388 and Nigeria with 18,164.

Foreign-Born Population

2.83%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

164 people

0.897%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

51 people

As of 2024, 2.83% of Hartford City, IN residents (164 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hartford City, IN was 0.897%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hartford City, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
151 ± 92
Vietnam
125 ± 80
Gulf War (1990s)
21 ± 32

Hartford City, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Hartford City, IN.

Economy

The economy of Hartford City, IN employs 2.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hartford City, IN were Manufacturing (617 people), Retail Trade (280 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (231 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($113,173), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($112,692), and Manufacturing ($48,604).

Employment

Occupations

2.3k

2024 Value

± 330

16.8%

1 Year growth

± 18.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hartford City, IN grew at a rate of 16.8%, from 1.97k employees to 2.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hartford City, IN, are Production Occupations (382 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (217 people), and Material Moving Occupations (192 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hartford City, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.3k

2024 Value

± 330

16.8%

1 Year growth

± 18.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hartford City, IN grew at a rate of 16.8%, from 1.97k employees to 2.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hartford City, IN, are Manufacturing (617 people), Retail Trade (280 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (231 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hartford City, IN, though some of these residents may live in Hartford City, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,068

Median earning men ± $11,598

$26,493

Median earning women ± $6,413

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($113,269), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,458), and Manufacturing ($56,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,788), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($38,643), and Manufacturing ($34,952).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hartford City, IN was $83,400 in 2024, which is 0.251 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $77,800 to $83,400, a 7.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Hartford City, IN is 66%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hartford City, IN have an average commute time of 21.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hartford City, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$83,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,735

$1,792

Median Property Taxes

±$271

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hartford City, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hartford City, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

66%

Homeownership

2024

52.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66% of the housing units in Hartford City, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hartford City, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$41,752

Median Household Income

± $4,348

2.72k

Number of Households

± 362

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.72k households in Hartford City, IN grew to $41,752 from the previous year's value of $36,868.

The following chart displays the households in Hartford City, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hartford City, IN is from Indiana.

0.442

2024 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.445

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.807% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.2%)
Carpooled (20.1%)
Worked At Home (4.6%)

In 2024, 73.2% of workers in Hartford City, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (20.1%) and those who worked at home (4.6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hartford City, IN have a shorter commute time (21.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.75% of the workforce in Hartford City, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hartford City, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hartford City, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hartford City, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hartford City, IN (1.12k out of 5.73k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hartford City, IN is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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