With 15,821 people, Hartford is a city in Wisconsin. 4,916 more people live here than in 2000. The foreign-born share is 2%. Density works out to 1,767 people per square mile. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $297,100.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,014, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hartford
What changed most since 1990
Population8,192 → 15,821(+93%)US over the same years: +35%
White share97.4% → 87.6%(−9.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants57.4% → 66.1%(+8.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hartford's population equals 11% of Washington County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 18% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 17% of the county's.
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)38.4%(327)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29%(247)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.1%(231)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10%(85)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 851 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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Over time
Hartford, decade by decade
Hartford population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,192
$67,468
$151,444
10.0%
6.4
2000
10,905
$84,818
$235,904
15.4%
11.4
2010
14,223
$80,052
$281,097
20.8%
18.4
2020
15,626
$75,043
$238,044
27.2%
27.5
2024
15,821
$82,014
$297,100
28.8%
28.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
