Hardinsburg vs New Pekin

A side-by-side comparison of Hardinsburg and New Pekin: population, income, housing, and more.

Hardinsburg and New Pekin are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Pekin has the higher population (1,377 vs 188 in Hardinsburg). New Pekin has the higher median household income ($50,500 vs $35,250 in Hardinsburg). New Pekin has the higher median home value ($116,000 vs $111,000 in Hardinsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Hardinsburg	New Pekin
Population	188	1,377
Median age	34.3 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$35,250	$50,500
Median home value	$111,000	$116,000
Median gross rent	$800	$837
Housing units	115	667
Homeownership rate	78.3%	64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.1%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardinsburg	New Pekin
Population	137 → 188 (+37.2%)	1,458 → 1,377 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$32,188 → $35,250 (+9.5%)	$42,669 → $50,500 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $111,000 (+38.8%)	$92,900 → $116,000 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $800 (+0.0%)	$644 → $837 (+30.0%)

Hardinsburg

Population

137188

Median household income

$32,188$35,250

Median home value

$80,000$111,000

Median gross rent

$800$800

New Pekin

Population

1,4581,377

Median household income

$42,669$50,500

Median home value

$92,900$116,000

Median gross rent

$644$837

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardinsburg	New Pekin
Under 5	11.2%	7.8%
5 to 17	21.3%	21.1%
18 to 24	3.2%	5.7%
25 to 34	16.5%	13.4%
35 to 44	13.8%	12.3%
45 to 54	3.2%	10.3%
55 to 64	13.8%	15.8%
65 to 74	11.7%	6.7%
75 and over	5.3%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardinsburg	New Pekin
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.1%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardinsburg	New Pekin
No high school diploma	12.4%	16.3%
High school graduate	39.7%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.1%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardinsburg	New Pekin
Drove alone	60.6%	79.1%
Carpooled	13.6%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	22.7%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardinsburg	New Pekin
1-unit, detached	69.6%	63.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	17.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	20.9%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	Hardinsburg	New Pekin
Poverty rate	33.0%	21.3%
Average household size	2.27	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	35	31
Median year structure built	1973	1976