It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hartsville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hartsville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hartsville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hartsville may be for you.
One downside of living in Hartsville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.25 minutes every day commuting to work.
Hartsville is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The rate of college-level education in Hartsville is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.13% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hartsville in 2022 was $26,692, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,768 for a family of four. However, Hartsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hartsville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hartsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hartsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hartsville include English, Irish, German, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Hartsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.
