Financial Literacy in Hartly, DE
Hartly, Delaware is home to about 78 people. The population has grown 11.4% since 2020, a pace fast enough to reshape who lives there, from 70 to 78. The median age is 43.2.
0.9% of Hartly residents 25 and older have completed a bachelor's degree or more. That sits 31.9 points below the Delaware average of 32.8%. Put the other way round: of the 106 adults 25 and over counted in the 2019–2023 ACS, roughly 105 — 99.1% — are building their financial lives without a four-year degree behind them.
The typical household here earns $148,153 a year. That is $71,761 above the Delaware median. About 9.4% of residents live below the poverty line.
Hartly by the numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population (2024) | 78 |
| Change since 2020 | +11.4% |
| Median household income | $148,153 |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree | 0.9% |
| Adults 25+ with a high school diploma | 53.8% |
| Median age | 43.2 |
| Poverty rate | 9.4% |
| Unemployment rate | 0% |
| Land area | 0.057 sq mi |
| Population density | 1,368 / sq mi |
What Delaware teaches — and to whom
Delaware has committed to a half credit of personal finance as a graduation requirement, phasing in with the class of 2030 — so today's middle schoolers will be the first cohort held to it. That covers students still in the system. It does nothing for the adults already out of it — which, in Hartly, is most of the people reading this.
LearnLife organises this the way the decisions actually arrive: Emotional regulation — the self-management that decides whether the other skills ever get used; Money — budgeting, credit, debt and taxes — the mechanics nobody is formally taught; Legal literacy — leases, contracts, employment rights and what a signature actually commits you to.
Where to start in Hartly
Know the newcomer paperwork
Hartly has grown 11.4% since 2020. Fast in-migration means a lot of residents are navigating a new state's rules at once — registration and licensing deadlines, residency for tax purposes, and lease terms that differ from wherever they moved from.
Questions people ask about Hartly
Do high school students in Hartly, Delaware have to take a personal finance class?
Yes — Delaware has adopted a standalone requirement, phasing in with the graduating class of 2030. Students graduating before then are not covered.
How many adults in Hartly, Delaware have a college degree?
0.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher, based on the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey. The remaining 99.1% are managing their finances without one.
What is the median household income in Hartly, Delaware?
$148,153, per the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.
Where can adults in Hartly, Delaware learn personal finance?
Graduation requirements only ever reach people still in school. For adults, LearnLife covers the same ground on demand — money, legal literacy and the self-management that decides whether either gets used.
Start with whichever one is costing you money right now.
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