Hardin vs Lawson

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

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

Lawson has the higher population (2,742 vs 683 in Hardin). Hardin has the higher median household income ($75,606 vs $63,799 in Lawson). Lawson has the higher median home value ($169,500 vs $96,700 in Hardin).

Population, income & housing

	Hardin	Lawson
Population	683	2,742
Median age	33.6 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$75,606	$63,799
Median home value	$96,700	$169,500
Median gross rent	$1,000	$1,006
Housing units	286	1,053
Homeownership rate	74.6%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardin	Lawson
Population	609 → 683 (+12.2%)	2,145 → 2,742 (+27.8%)
Median household income	$49,643 → $75,606 (+52.3%)	$59,698 → $63,799 (+6.9%)
Median home value	$65,600 → $96,700 (+47.4%)	$119,900 → $169,500 (+41.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,009 → $1,000 (-0.9%)	$736 → $1,006 (+36.7%)

Hardin

Population

609683

Median household income

$49,643$75,606

Median home value

$65,600$96,700

Median gross rent

$1,009$1,000

Lawson

Population

2,1452,742

Median household income

$59,698$63,799

Median home value

$119,900$169,500

Median gross rent

$736$1,006

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardin	Lawson
Under 5	4.1%	9.1%
5 to 17	17.9%	23.7%
18 to 24	7.8%	10.5%
25 to 34	20.8%	11.9%
35 to 44	14.3%	11.9%
45 to 54	8.8%	7.3%
55 to 64	16.1%	11.1%
65 to 74	5.7%	6.5%
75 and over	4.5%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardin	Lawson
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	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	1.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardin	Lawson
No high school diploma	9.8%	12.6%
High school graduate	49.4%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardin	Lawson
Drove alone	73.3%	74.2%
Carpooled	15.2%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	12.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardin	Lawson
1-unit, detached	99.3%	86.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hardin	Lawson
Poverty rate	9.4%	10.0%
Average household size	2.58	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1951	1978