Overview
3,263
Total Population
38.7
Median age
49.77%
Female population %
100.9:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
35-39 years
Largest age group
69.7
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
102
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 38.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Hartford's population under 18 was 25.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Hartford's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.60% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Hartford, 22.46% were under the age of 15, 15.20% aged 15 to 29, 43.73% aged 30 to 64, 17.47% aged 65 to 84, and 1.13% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 15 less females than males in Hartford:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.77% females and 50.23% males in Hartford, SD.
- The Hartford, SD gender ratio is 100.9:100 i.e. 100.9 men to 100 women (1.009).
- For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 193.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 157.
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Race / Ethnicity
Hartford's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Hartford population: 89.61% are White, 0.55% are Black or African American, 0.61% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.21% are Asian, 0.15% are some other race and 8.86% are multiracial.
- Hartford's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 102 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,161 (96.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Hartford is White with a population of 2,924 (89.61% of the total population).
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Year by year
Hartford's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:
- The peak population was 3,428 in the year 2022
- From 2000 to 2010, Hartford's population increased by 661 (35.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Hartford's population increased by 823 (32.36%), 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 2000 at 1,882.
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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)