CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hartford City

Indiana · 7,025 residents · 3.88 sq mi

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Hartford City is home to 7,025 people in Indiana. The typical home is worth $29,000. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $284 a month at the median. Households here earn about 18% less than in Indiana as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,025

+1%vs 2000

vs 6,928 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.6

−6%vs 2000

vs 38.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.88 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(526)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(509)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(432)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(471)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(435)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(1,080)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(925)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(696)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(760)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(684)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(414)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(93)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,689

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,531 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,148

−29%vs 2000

vs $15,596 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.9%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,000

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$284

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $402 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.9%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.1% in 2000

26.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98%(6,790)

Black0.1%(6)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(42)

Asian0.2%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(6,956)

Black0.2%(13)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(86)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0.7%(49)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4%(229)

Ancestry

German14.7%(852)

English13.7%(794)

American12.6%(729)

Irish9.3%(536)

French2.1%(120)

Italian1.6%(94)

Scottish1.5%(88)

Austrian1.3%(74)

Hungarian1.3%(74)

Belgian1%(58)

Norwegian0.8%(45)

Subsaharan African0.4%(26)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.4%(26)

Dutch0.4%(24)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(23)

British0.4%(22)

Welsh0.3%(18)

Ukrainian0.2%(12)

Czech0.1%(6)

Russian0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.6%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.0%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.8 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 15.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.5%(604)

Married54.2%(1,148)

Widowed6.8%(145)

Divorced10.5%(223)

Women 15+

Never married28.8%(735)

Married43.9%(1,120)

Widowed10%(254)

Divorced17.3%(442)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.4%

−10.0 ptssince 2013

from 21.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.9%

−7.2 ptssince 2020

from 42.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.3%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 26.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.4%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 32.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.4%

−9.0 ptssince 2020

from 58.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.9%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 52.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)41.7%(151)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26%(94)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.5%(125)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.9%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 362 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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