Hardy vs Highland

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

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

Highland has the higher population (1,124 vs 853 in Hardy). Highland has the higher median household income ($51,250 vs $33,500 in Hardy). Highland has the higher median home value ($103,400 vs $59,300 in Hardy).

Population, income & housing

	Hardy	Highland
Population	853	1,124
Median age	45.8 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$33,500	$51,250
Median home value	$59,300	$103,400
Median gross rent	$485	$706
Housing units	783	492
Homeownership rate	70.7%	93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardy	Highland
Population	597 → 853 (+42.9%)	1,092 → 1,124 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$26,071 → $33,500 (+28.5%)	$41,953 → $51,250 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$83,300 → $59,300 (-28.8%)	$94,300 → $103,400 (+9.7%)
Median gross rent	$469 → $485 (+3.4%)	$613 → $706 (+15.2%)

Hardy

Population

597853

Median household income

$26,071$33,500

Median home value

$83,300$59,300

Median gross rent

$469$485

Highland

Population

1,0921,124

Median household income

$41,953$51,250

Median home value

$94,300$103,400

Median gross rent

$613$706

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardy	Highland
Under 5	5.7%	4.2%
5 to 17	12.9%	22.5%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.9%
25 to 34	16.3%	5.4%
35 to 44	7.3%	15.2%
45 to 54	8.8%	12.3%
55 to 64	11.7%	11.2%
65 to 74	17.2%	13.4%
75 and over	12.5%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardy	Highland
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	74.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.8%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	21.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardy	Highland
No high school diploma	18.7%	10.2%
High school graduate	44.4%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardy	Highland
Drove alone	78.8%	76.3%
Carpooled	10.3%	17.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	5.3%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardy	Highland
1-unit, detached	85.8%	82.5%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	15.9%

Poverty & households

	Hardy	Highland
Poverty rate	25.9%	14.0%
Average household size	1.97	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	32	20
Median year structure built	1973	1978