Hartford, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

15,821

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.1

1.3% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.98%

1.09% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$82,014

10.5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$297,100

Population & Diversity

Hartford, WI is home to a population of 15.8k people, from which 99.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.12% of Hartford, WI residents were born outside of the country (336 people).

In 2024, there were 29.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.9k people) in Hartford, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 473 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 300 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Hartford, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hartford, WI was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hartford, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
13.9k ± 417
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
473 ± 202
White (Hispanic)
300 ± 242

6.09%

Hispanic Population

963 people

6.09% of the people in Hartford, WI are hispanic (963 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hartford, WI 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 Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
90,085 ± 7,313 people
India
22,216 ± 3,653 people
China
14,090 ± 2,911 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 90,085 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 22,216 and China with 14,090.

Foreign-Born Population

2.12%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

336 people

2.02%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

319 people

As of 2024, 2.12% of Hartford, WI residents (336 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, WI was 2.02%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
327 ± 184
Vietnam
231 ± 102
Korea
84 ± 84

Hartford, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.42 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Hartford, WI employs 8.77k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hartford, WI were Manufacturing (2,665 people), Retail Trade (1,196 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,156 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($90,909), Public Administration ($86,576), and Utilities ($83,889).

Employment

Occupations

8.77k

2024 Value

± 723

3.38%

1 Year growth

± 11%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hartford, WI grew at a rate of 3.38%, from 8.48k employees to 8.77k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hartford, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,157 people), Production Occupations (977 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (861 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hartford, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (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

8.77k

2024 Value

± 723

3.38%

1 Year growth

± 11%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hartford, WI grew at a rate of 3.38%, from 8.48k employees to 8.77k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hartford, WI, are Manufacturing (2,665 people), Retail Trade (1,196 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,156 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hartford, WI, though some of these residents may live in Hartford, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,081

Median earning men ± $4,601

$45,482

Median earning women ± $4,208

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($102,913), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($74,900), and Manufacturing ($68,591).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($96,136), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,986), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,780).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hartford, WI was $297,100 in 2024, which is 0.893 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $261,300 to $297,100, a 13.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Hartford, WI is 66.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hartford, WI have an average commute time of 25.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hartford, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$297,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,711

$4,405

Median Property Taxes

±$402

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, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

66.1%

Homeownership

2024

64.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.1% of the housing units in Hartford, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hartford, WI 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.

$82,014

Median Household Income

± $12,894

6.67k

Number of Households

± 640

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.67k households in Hartford, WI grew to $82,014 from the previous year's value of $74,252.

The following chart displays the households in Hartford, WI 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hartford, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.3%)
Worked At Home (15.3%)
Carpooled (7.53%)

In 2024, 76.3% of workers in Hartford, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.53%).

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

25.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hartford, WI have a shorter commute time (25.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.12% of the workforce in Hartford, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.98% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hartford, WI (1.41k out of 15.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hartford, WI is White, followed by Hispanic 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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