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Hartford, IA map Population (year 2000): 759. Estimated population in July 2006: 756 (-0.4% change)
 

Males: 384  (50.6%)
Females: 375  (49.4%)

Warren County

Median resident age:  33.4 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 50118.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,200 (it was $39,539 in 2000)
Hartford  $43,200
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $93,100 (it was $78,600 in 2000)
Hartford  $93,100
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Hartford:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
  • Hispanic (4.3%)
  • American Indian (2.5%)
  • Other race (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

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Ancestries: German (19.0%), United States (14.8%), Irish (13.3%), English (11.2%), Dutch (6.1%), Scottish (3.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 06/29/1913

Elevation: 870 feet

Land area: 0.97 square miles.

Population density: 775 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Hartford

  • High school or higher: 82.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hartford city

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 60.9%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 5.3%
  • Divorced: 12.9%

3 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.4%
Iowa:  3.1%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Hartford, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hartford to the number of sex offenders is 252 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Hartford:  1.5% ($1,153)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Des Moines, IA (17.6 miles , pop. 198,682).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (179.9 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (394.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Runnells, IA (4.8 miles ), Swan, IA (6.3 miles) , Sandyville, IA (6.3 miles) , Carlisle, IA (6.7 miles ), Ackworth, IA (8.2 miles) , Pleasantville, IA (10.4 miles ), Pleasant Hill, IA (11.6 miles ), Milo, IA (12.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $83,900
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $139,600
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $42,100
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $42,100
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $76,600
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $65,400
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $107,300
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $114,600
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $117,400
  • 2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $127,400

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Latitude: 41.46 N, Longitude: 93.40 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 515

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Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-1.7%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (21%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
  • Air transportation (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Finance and insurance (32%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Hartford-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 105% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.7 miles away from the Hartford city center killed 2 people and injured 50 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 9/28/1986, a category 4 tornado 24.3 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Hartford:
  • IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; DES MOINES, IA)
  • IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; DES MOINES, IA)
  • BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; DES MOINES, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hartford:
  • DES MOINES INTL (about 18 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID: DSM)
  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 72 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID: OTM)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 93 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; ID: FOD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hartford:
  • ANKENY REGIONAL (about 19 miles; ANKENY, IA; ID: IKV)
  • MORNINGSTAR FIELD (about 21 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID: Y76)
  • KNOXVILLE MUNI (about 25 miles; KNOXVILLE, IA; ID: OXV)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hartford:
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT enrollment: 4,227)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; AMES, IA; FT enrollment: 24,473)
  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 69 miles; LAMONI, IA; FT enrollment: 2,026)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; FT DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
Public elementary/middle school in Hartford:
  • HARTFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 208; Location: 500 N. VINE; Grades: 05 - 06)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Hartford that have no violations reported:
  • HARTFORD WATER WORKS (Address: 150 W ELM PO BOX K, Population served: 759, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  76.8%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.8%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.7%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  0.3%
Whole state:  3.8%

Hartford compared to Iowa state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Firefighters 0$0 1$80
Other Government Administration 1$1,683$20,1966$97
Sewerage 0$0 1$1,417
Water Supply 1$2,418$29,0160$0
Parks and Recreation 0$0 2$1,019
Totals for Government 2$4,101$24,60610$2,613


Hartford government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $67,000
    Solid Waste Management: $29,000
    All Other: $20,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $158,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $75,000
    Water Utilities: $70,000
    Regular Highways: $59,000
    Fire Protection: $43,000
    Solid Waste Management: $28,000
    Financial Administration: $20,000
    General - Other: $17,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000
    Health Services - Other: $2,000
    Libraries: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $34,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $20,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $17,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $124,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $615,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $10,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $566,000
    Water Utilities: $113,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $39,000
    Water Utilities: $11,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $7,000
    Property Sale Other: $4,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $161,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $133,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $97,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $72,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $61,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $134,000
    NEC: $6,000
    Public Utilities: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $77,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000

8.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,204 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.20%
Iowa average:  6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Polk County, IA  3.84% ($47,092 average AGI)
from Marion County, IA  0.26% ($26,857)
from Dallas County, IA  0.24% ($47,842)


7.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,604 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.86%
Iowa average:  6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Polk County, IA  4.20% ($36,603 average AGI)
to Dallas County, IA  0.32% ($54,922)
to Marion County, IA  0.27% ($32,558)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hartford:
  • KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRNT (1350 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • KXNO (1460 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KXLQ (1490 AM; 1 kW; INDIANOLA, IA; Owner: WARREN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KWKY (1150 AM; 1 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: PUTBRESE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hartford:
  • KAZR (103.3 FM; PELLA, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • KGGO (94.9 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KIOA (93.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • KMXD (100.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKDM (107.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WOI-FM (90.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCI & TECH)
  • KSTZ (102.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • KDFR (91.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KJMC (89.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: MINORITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KJJY (92.5 FM; WEST DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K269EJ (101.7 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KVJZ (106.3 FM; ANKENY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KHKI (97.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSTM (88.9 FM; INDIANOLA, IA; Owner: SIMPSON COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Hartford:
  • WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
  • KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
  • KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • WHO-TV (Channel 13; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WBXF-CA (Channel 4; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • KRPG-LP (Channel 43; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KFPX (Channel 39; NEWTON, IA; Owner: PAXSON DES MOINES LICENSE, INC.)
  • K41DD (Channel 41; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • K29EA (Channel 29; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
  • K46EY (Channel 46; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)

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