Overview
1,846
Total Population
39.2
Median age
54.23%
Female population %
84.4:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
15-19 years
Largest age group
75.1
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
113
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Hartford's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Hartford is 39.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Hartford's population under 18 was 28.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Hartford's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Hartford, 22.70% were under the age of 15, 18.69% aged 15 to 29, 38.41% aged 30 to 64, 13.22% aged 65 to 84, and 6.99% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 156 more females than males in Hartford:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.23% females and 45.77% males in Hartford, IL.
- The Hartford, IL gender ratio is 84.4:100 i.e. 84.4 men to 100 women (0.844).
- For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 113.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 132.
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Race / Ethnicity
Hartford's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Hartford population: 93.55% are White, 6.01% are some other race and 0.43% are multiracial.
- Hartford's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
- By ethnicity, 113 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,733 (93.88% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Hartford is White with a population of 1,727 (93.55% of the total population).
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Year by year
Hartford's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 1,529 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Hartford's population decreased by 102 (6.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Hartford's population decreased by 240 (16.82%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hartford's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,168.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)