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Hartford, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Hartford is a Census city of 2,458 people across 1.36 square miles of land, in Van Buren County. Median household income is $42,171, 64.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hartford
What Hartford is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.36 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,809
- County holding the largest share of its areaVan Buren County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hartford
How many people live in Hartford
- Population2,458
- Median age29.7
- Population under 18781 plus or minus 184
- Share under 1831.8 percent
- Population 65 and over274 plus or minus 75
- Share 65 and over11.1 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Households918
- Family households603
- Share of households that are families65.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hartford
Income and work in Hartford
- Median household income$42,171 plus or minus $9,615
- Per capita income$20,592
- Civilian labor force1,066
- Employed978
- Unemployed88 plus or minus 58
- Unemployment rate8.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over1,452
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.9 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hartford
Housing in Hartford
- Housing units937
- Occupied units918
- Vacant units19 plus or minus 29
- Vacancy rate2.0 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Owner occupied596
- Renter occupied322 plus or minus 106
- Ownership rate64.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$108,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$837
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.8 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Single family units695
- Share single family74.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more167 plus or minus 93
- Share in buildings of two or more17.8 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Mobile homes75 plus or minus 37
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hartford
How Hartford gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute930
- Commuting under 15 minutes314 plus or minus 106
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.8 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more287 plus or minus 113
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.9 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Drove alone90.2 percent
- Carpooled6.4 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Public transport1.3 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home0.5 percent plus or minus 0.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hartford
SBA loans in Hartford (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,294,000
- Average approval$1,294,000
- Median approval$1,294,000
- Largest approval$1,294,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hartford, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Van Buren County, not Hartford
Van Buren County context, not Hartford figures
- Establishments in Van Buren County1,327
- Covered employment, Van Buren County21,597
- Average annual pay, Van Buren County$51,293
- Housing units permitted, Van Buren County212
Every figure in this section is published for Van Buren County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hartford.
All Van Buren County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hartford questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hartford, Michigan?
2,458, in 918 households. Hartford city covers 1.36 square miles of land, which is 1,809 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hartford in?
Van Buren County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hartford?
$42,171. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $108,700. Median gross rent is $837 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hartford businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $1.3 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,294,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hartford, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hartford borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hartford. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Hartford figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Van Buren County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hartford.
Is zoning published for Hartford?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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