Ash Flat vs Hardy

A side-by-side comparison of Ash Flat and Hardy: population, income, housing, and more.

Ash Flat and Hardy are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ash Flat has the higher population (1,309 vs 853 in Hardy). Ash Flat has the higher median household income ($48,036 vs $33,500 in Hardy). Ash Flat has the higher median home value ($87,200 vs $59,300 in Hardy).

Population, income & housing

	Ash Flat	Hardy
Population	1,309	853
Median age	53.5 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,036	$33,500
Median home value	$87,200	$59,300
Median gross rent	$783	$485
Housing units	507	783
Homeownership rate	56.4%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ash Flat	Hardy
Population	1,144 → 1,309 (+14.4%)	597 → 853 (+42.9%)
Median household income	$25,063 → $48,036 (+91.7%)	$26,071 → $33,500 (+28.5%)
Median home value	$76,800 → $87,200 (+13.5%)	$83,300 → $59,300 (-28.8%)
Median gross rent	$412 → $783 (+90.0%)	$469 → $485 (+3.4%)

Ash Flat

Population

1,1441,309

Median household income

$25,063$48,036

Median home value

$76,800$87,200

Median gross rent

$412$783

Hardy

Population

597853

Median household income

$26,071$33,500

Median home value

$83,300$59,300

Median gross rent

$469$485

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ash Flat	Hardy
Under 5	8.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	7.0%	12.9%
18 to 24	1.5%	7.5%
25 to 34	16.9%	16.3%
35 to 44	6.6%	7.3%
45 to 54	12.5%	8.8%
55 to 64	13.1%	11.7%
65 to 74	15.4%	17.2%
75 and over	18.3%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ash Flat	Hardy
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	95.1%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ash Flat	Hardy
No high school diploma	12.8%	18.7%
High school graduate	40.2%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ash Flat	Hardy
Drove alone	80.3%	78.8%
Carpooled	5.9%	10.3%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	7.9%
Other means	8.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ash Flat	Hardy
1-unit, detached	78.1%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Ash Flat	Hardy
Poverty rate	16.1%	25.9%
Average household size	2.43	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	14	32
Median year structure built	1979	1973