Armona vs Hardwick

A side-by-side comparison of Armona and Hardwick: population, income, housing, and more.

Armona and Hardwick are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Armona has the higher population (4,084 vs 167 in Hardwick). Since 2019, Hardwick's population has grown faster (+21.0% vs -7.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Armona	Hardwick
Population	4,084	167
Median age	27.0 yrs	21.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,100	—
Median home value	$260,300	—
Median gross rent	$1,282	—
Housing units	1,133	69
Homeownership rate	62.1%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.4%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	16.3%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Armona	Hardwick
Population	4,407 → 4,084 (-7.3%)	138 → 167 (+21.0%)
Median household income	$48,828 → $60,100 (+23.1%)	—
Median home value	$151,500 → $260,300 (+71.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,052 → $1,282 (+21.9%)	—

Armona

Population

4,4074,084

Median household income

$48,828$60,100

Median home value

$151,500$260,300

Median gross rent

$1,052$1,282

Hardwick

Population

138167

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Armona	Hardwick
Under 5	7.6%	4.8%
5 to 17	22.6%	10.8%
18 to 24	16.2%	44.9%
25 to 34	11.5%	19.2%
35 to 44	13.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.7%	13.8%
55 to 64	10.9%	1.2%
65 to 74	3.8%	4.2%
75 and over	2.9%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Armona	Hardwick
White (non-Hispanic)	9.9%	24.0%
Black or African American	1.1%	15.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	10.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	74.0%	60.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Armona	Hardwick
No high school diploma	36.8%	51.5%
High school graduate	36.4%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Armona	Hardwick
Drove alone	80.0%	62.5%
Carpooled	14.3%	37.5%
Public transit	3.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Armona	Hardwick
1-unit, detached	78.8%	47.8%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	37.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Armona	Hardwick
Poverty rate	11.7%	24.6%
Average household size	4.25	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1987	1992