Housing data for Hartington, NE

Hartington, NE has an estimated 1,621 residents and 758 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a city in Cedar County.

16.7% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $640 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,621 (±185)
Housing units
758 (±87)
Households that rent
16.7%
Median gross rent
$640
Residents since 2015–2019
−1.5%

What stands out in Hartington

Rental vacancy rate: 22.4% (±15.1 points) in Hartington, higher than in Cedar County (5.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 9.4% (±4.3 points) in Hartington, higher than in Cedar County (3.8%).

Working from home: 5.2% (±2.4 points) in Hartington, lower than in Cedar County (10.1%).

Average commute: 14.6 minutes (±2.4) in Hartington, lower than in Cedar County (18.8 minutes).

Housing in Hartington at a glance

  • Median rent: $640 median gross rent a month
  • Rent by bedrooms: $525 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 23.1% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 16.7% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $80,577 median household income
  • Home values: $178,100 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,219 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,909 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 9.4% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 60.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 67.4% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 22.4% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 58.0% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 14.6 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −1.5% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 15.3% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 1.5% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Hartington against Cedar County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
HartingtonCedar CountyNebraskaUnited States
Residents1,621 (±185)8,315 (exact)1,978,707 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units758 (±87)3,899 (±31)863,444 (±628)143,775,355
Households that rent16.7% (±4.9 points)20.4% (±2.6 points)33.5% (±0.4 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$640 (±$138)$716 (±$52)$1,072 (±$8)$1,413
Median household income$80,577 (±$24,455)$73,578 (±$6,868)$76,475 (±$633)$80,734
Median home value$178,100 (±$19,460)$185,000 (±$16,679)$238,600 (±$1,365)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,909 (±$253)$1,848 (±$129)$3,549 (±$22)$3,119
Built before 198067.4% (±11.3 points)69.8% (±4.6 points)57.2% (±0.5 points)49.7%
Average commute14.6 minutes (±2.4)18.8 minutes (±1.0)19.2 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband79.4% (±8.7 points)82.1% (±2.9 points)90.6% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents44.6 years (±4.8)41.9 years (±0.8)37.2 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Hartington covers 1.0 square miles of land, about 1,644 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Hartington has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,645 (±168)1,621 (±185)−1.5%Not a measurable change
Housing units818 (±76)758 (±87)−7.3%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$797 (±$118)$640 (±$138)−19.7%Down after inflation
Median home value$105,100 (±$16,079)$178,100 (±$19,460)+69.5%Up after inflation
Median household income$55,313 (±$17,040)$80,577 (±$24,455)+45.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$972 (±$93)$1,219 (±$230)+25.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,522 (±$162)$1,909 (±$253)+25.4%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent16.6% (±6.2 points)16.7% (±4.9 points)+0.1 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate14.8% (±15.5 points)22.4% (±15.1 points)+7.6 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Cedar County

Hartington has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Cedar County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Cedar County recorded 12 violent and 158 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Hartington

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Fordyce7.3 mi—$106,7009.9%
Coleridge8.5 mi—$87,10036.5%
Wynot9.6 mi—$117,5003.1%
Obert13 mi——0.0%
St. Helena13 mi—$156,7009.4%
Crofton14 mi$488$125,5007.1%
Dolphin Township14 mi—$272,7000.0%
Dowling Township15 mi—$875,00015.0%

Places in Nebraska most like Hartington

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Dakota City$635$177,800$76,80618.7%
Alma$641$163,800$75,70318.6%
Central City$677$165,300$73,22926.1%
Albion$705$219,000$74,49223.8%
Osmond$688$132,400$66,25017.4%
Aurora$764$233,900$77,67918.6%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Nebraska.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Hartington, fiscal year 2027

Cedar County, NE, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$734$914$1,014$1,297$1,695

HUD income limits for Hartington, fiscal year 2026

Cedar County, NE, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$22,000$36,650$58,600
2 people$25,150$41,850$67,000
3 people$28,300$47,100$75,350
4 people$33,000$52,300$83,700
5 people$38,680$56,500$90,400
6 people$44,360$60,700$97,100
7 people$50,040$64,900$103,800
8 people$55,720$69,050$110,500

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Cedar County, NE, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $104,600.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Hartington

What is the average rent in Hartington, NE?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Hartington is $640 (±$138) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many renters are there in Hartington?

Hartington has an estimated 111 (±38) renting households, 16.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Hartington?

The median household income in Hartington is $80,577 (±$24,455) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Hartington, NE?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $178,100 (±$19,460) for owner-occupied homes in Hartington (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Hartington?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Hartington, NE is $1,219 (±$230) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Hartington?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Hartington, NE is $1,909 (±$253) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Hartington growing?

In Hartington, the number of residents went from 1,645 in 2015–2019 to 1,621 in 2020–2024 (−1.5%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Hartington city, Nebraska (place:21275, in state:31).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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