Gilbertsville vs Hardin

A side-by-side comparison of Gilbertsville and Hardin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hardin has the higher population (414 vs 405 in Gilbertsville). Gilbertsville has the higher median home value ($101,100 vs $91,000 in Hardin). Since 2019, Hardin's population has grown faster (-19.9% vs -28.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Gilbertsville	Hardin
Population	405	414
Median age	47.2 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$29,688
Median home value	$101,100	$91,000
Median gross rent	$657	$559
Housing units	249	289
Homeownership rate	49.4%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilbertsville	Hardin
Population	569 → 405 (-28.8%)	517 → 414 (-19.9%)
Median household income	$29,215 → $30,731 (+5.2%)	$21,488 → $29,688 (+38.2%)
Median home value	$82,300 → $101,100 (+22.8%)	$75,900 → $91,000 (+19.9%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $657 (-6.3%)	$575 → $559 (-2.8%)

Gilbertsville

Population

569405

Median household income

$29,215$30,731

Median home value

$82,300$101,100

Median gross rent

$701$657

Hardin

Population

517414

Median household income

$21,488$29,688

Median home value

$75,900$91,000

Median gross rent

$575$559

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilbertsville	Hardin
Under 5	9.9%	8.5%
5 to 17	6.2%	18.6%
18 to 24	2.5%	4.3%
25 to 34	22.7%	12.6%
35 to 44	6.2%	8.5%
45 to 54	30.6%	6.3%
55 to 64	8.1%	17.4%
65 to 74	8.9%	7.0%
75 and over	4.9%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilbertsville	Hardin
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	98.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilbertsville	Hardin
No high school diploma	22.7%	17.3%
High school graduate	53.0%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilbertsville	Hardin
Drove alone	47.3%	91.3%
Carpooled	52.7%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilbertsville	Hardin
1-unit, detached	67.1%	64.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	32.9%	19.0%

Poverty & households

	Gilbertsville	Hardin
Poverty rate	71.9%	44.2%
Average household size	2.33	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	—	19
Median year structure built	1974	1971