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Hartford, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Hartford is a Census city of 15,821 people across 8.98 square miles of land, lying across Washington County and Dodge County. Median household income is $82,014, 66.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 35 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $26.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hartford
What Hartford is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.98 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,762
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashington County, 93.8 percent
- Counties this place lies inWashington County 93.8 percent, Dodge County 6.2 percent
Hartford crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
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
- Population15,821
- Median age39.1
- Population under 183,560
- Share under 1822.5 percent
- Population 65 and over2,672
- Share 65 and over16.9 percent
- Households6,668
- Family households3,993
- Share of households that are families59.9 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$82,014
- Per capita income$40,880
- Civilian labor force9,020
- Employed8,768
- Unemployed252 plus or minus 131
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over11,039
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.6 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hartford
Housing in Hartford
- Housing units6,817
- Occupied units6,668
- Vacant units149 plus or minus 105
- Vacancy rate2.2 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Owner occupied4,405
- Renter occupied2,263
- Ownership rate66.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$297,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,110
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.2 percent
- Single family units4,597
- Share single family67.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,176
- Share in buildings of two or more31.9 percent
- Mobile homes44 plus or minus 49
- Median year structure built1993
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 commute7,257
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,277
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,339
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.0 percent
- Drove alone76.3 percent
- Carpooled7.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Worked from home15.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hartford
SBA loans in Hartford (7(a))
- Approvals35
- Gross approval$26,840,800
- Average approval$766,880
- Median approval$485,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,030,200
- Largest approval$3,082,800
- Jobs supported355
- Jobs per approval10.1
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Paid in full13
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more48.6 percent
- Share to franchises14.3 percent
- Distinct lenders17
- Distinct industries by NAICS29
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hartford, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 13 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.
Hartford
SBA loans in Hartford (504)
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$4,626,000
- Average approval$420,545
- Median approval$377,000
- Largest approval$778,000
- Jobs supported47
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hartford, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hartford
Flood risk in Hartford
- NFIP communityCity of Hartford
- NFIP community number550473
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/20/26
The City of Hartford participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550473 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Washington County, not Hartford
Washington County context, not Hartford figures
- Establishments in Washington County3,427
- Covered employment, Washington County58,417
- Average annual pay, Washington County$58,316
- Housing units permitted, Washington County447
Every figure in this section is published for Washington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hartford.
All Washington 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, Wisconsin?
15,821, in 6,668 households. Hartford city covers 8.98 square miles of land, which is 1,762 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?
Hartford lies in more than one. By area it is 93.8 percent in Washington County, 6.2 percent in Dodge County. This page sits under Washington County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Hartford?
$82,014. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $297,100. Median gross rent is $1,110 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?
35 7(a) approvals totaling $26.8 m since FY2020, across 17 lenders, median approval $485,000, plus 11 504 approvals worth $4.6 m since FY2010. 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 13 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.
Is Hartford in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hartford appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hartford, city of, community 550473, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
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 Washington 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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