Hartford City, Indiana demographics

Hartford City, IN demographics: median age 40.2; 13.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Hartford City city, Indiana · Incorporated city · GEOID 1832242. The survey estimates a population of 5,794 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Hartford City is 40.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.5 years. There are 2,717 households (±175). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe City estimate ± MOE State estimate ± MOE U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years 40.2 ±3.5 38.1 ±0.2 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,794
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Indiana U.S.
Under 18 1,427 ±251 24.6% ±4.0 pp 23.3% 22.0%
18–34 1,248 ±189 21.5% ±2.9 pp 22.8% 22.8%
35–64 1,768 ±234 30.5% ±3.4 pp 37.2% 38.0%
65 and older 1,351 ±216 23.3% ±3.3 pp 16.8% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,794
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Indiana U.S.
Male 2,635 ±238 45.5% ±2.5 pp 49.6% 49.5%
Female 3,159 ±254 54.5% ±2.0 pp 50.4% 50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,794
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Indiana U.S.
White alone 5,447 ±423 94.0% ±2.9 pp 77.1% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 43 ±63 · low precision 0.7% ±1.1 pp · low precision 9.2% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 19 ±30 · low precision 0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.9%
Asian alone 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 2.6% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.0% 0.2%
Some other race alone 33 ±35 · low precision 0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision 3.4% 7.1%
Two or more races 252 ±89 4.3% ±1.5 pp 7.3% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,794
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Indiana U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 5,565 ±417 96.0% ±2.3 pp 91.4% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 229 ±40 4.0% ±0.6 pp 8.6% 19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,717
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Indiana U.S.
Married-couple family 1,099 ±184 40.4% ±6.3 pp 47.3% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 80 ±47 · low precision 2.9% ±1.7 pp · low precision 5.1% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 354 ±138 13.0% ±5.0 pp 11.3% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 1,056 ±221 38.9% ±7.7 pp 29.6% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 128 ±74 · low precision 4.7% ±2.7 pp · low precision 6.7% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,717
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Indiana U.S.
Households with people under 18 763 ±148 28.1% ±5.1 pp 29.9% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 1,954 ±210 71.9% ±6.2 pp 70.1% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,717
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Indiana U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 1,056 ±221 38.9% ±7.7 pp 29.6% 28.7%
Two-person households 804 ±145 29.6% ±5.0 pp 34.9% 33.8%
Three-person households 425 ±136 15.6% ±4.9 pp 14.5% 15.3%
Four-person households 254 ±130 · low precision 9.3% ±4.8 pp · low precision 11.9% 12.6%
Five-person households 91 ±69 · low precision 3.3% ±2.5 pp · low precision 5.8% 5.9%
Six-person households 73 ±88 · low precision 2.7% ±3.2 pp · low precision 2.1% 2.2%
Seven or more people 14 ±31 · low precision 0.5% ±1.1 pp · low precision 1.3% 1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,794
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Indiana U.S.
Native 5,630 ±427 97.2% ±2.6 pp 93.7% 85.9%
Foreign born 164 ±90 · low precision 2.8% ±1.5 pp · low precision 6.3% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 5,510
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Indiana U.S.
English only 5,282 ±371 95.9% ±2.9 pp 89.7% 77.7%
Spanish 205 ±66 3.7% ±1.2 pp 5.5% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 1.1% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.9% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.4% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.8% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 23 ±33 · low precision 0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 3,963
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Indiana U.S.
Less than high school graduate 375 ±132 9.5% ±3.3 pp 9.6% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 1,769 ±289 44.6% ±6.8 pp 32.5% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 1,043 ±220 26.3% ±5.3 pp 19.3% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 244 ±90 6.2% ±2.2 pp 9.1% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 381 ±117 9.6% ±2.9 pp 18.7% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 151 ±78 · low precision 3.8% ±2.0 pp · low precision 10.8% 14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 5,790
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Indiana U.S.
Same house 5,146 ±479 88.9% ±5.4 pp 87.3% 87.7%
Moved within same county 314 ±166 · low precision 5.4% ±2.8 pp · low precision 6.5% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 252 ±140 · low precision 4.4% ±2.4 pp · low precision 3.6% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 67 ±82 · low precision 1.2% ±1.4 pp · low precision 2.1% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 11 ±20 · low precision 0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

11.4% of Hartford City residents (±3.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.4% in Indiana and 8.4% nationally. 82.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure Hartford City Indiana U.S. Compared with Indiana
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 11.4% ±3.8 pp 7.4% 8.4% Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households 82.9% ±3.9 pp 89.9% 91.0% Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 8.3% ±3.2 pp 6.3% 6.2% Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Hartford City . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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