Hardinsburg vs Irvington

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

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

Hardinsburg has the higher population (2,404 vs 1,129 in Irvington). Hardinsburg has the higher median household income ($56,774 vs $48,750 in Irvington). Hardinsburg has the higher median home value ($128,400 vs $113,500 in Irvington).

Population, income & housing

	Hardinsburg	Irvington
Population	2,404	1,129
Median age	43.2 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,774	$48,750
Median home value	$128,400	$113,500
Median gross rent	$729	$667
Housing units	1,186	550
Homeownership rate	61.6%	63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	6.1%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardinsburg	Irvington
Population	2,487 → 2,404 (-3.3%)	1,213 → 1,129 (-6.9%)
Median household income	$46,188 → $56,774 (+22.9%)	$32,083 → $48,750 (+51.9%)
Median home value	$99,300 → $128,400 (+29.3%)	$86,700 → $113,500 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$630 → $729 (+15.7%)	$587 → $667 (+13.6%)

Hardinsburg

Population

2,4872,404

Median household income

$46,188$56,774

Median home value

$99,300$128,400

Median gross rent

$630$729

Irvington

Population

1,2131,129

Median household income

$32,083$48,750

Median home value

$86,700$113,500

Median gross rent

$587$667

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardinsburg	Irvington
Under 5	5.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.2%	13.2%
18 to 24	8.5%	11.0%
25 to 34	8.5%	9.2%
35 to 44	13.3%	11.6%
45 to 54	9.0%	15.5%
55 to 64	12.1%	17.1%
65 to 74	14.9%	12.1%
75 and over	13.6%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardinsburg	Irvington
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	77.6%
Black or African American	5.4%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	0.5%	10.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardinsburg	Irvington
No high school diploma	16.2%	17.8%
High school graduate	44.2%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	22.5%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardinsburg	Irvington
Drove alone	92.8%	84.3%
Carpooled	3.5%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	1.1%
Other means	2.8%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardinsburg	Irvington
1-unit, detached	62.7%	72.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	11.1%
20 or more units	0.3%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	23.5%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Hardinsburg	Irvington
Poverty rate	15.7%	22.2%
Average household size	2.27	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	29	34
Median year structure built	1982	1973