Big Thicket Lake Estates vs Hardin

A side-by-side comparison of Big Thicket Lake Estates and Hardin: population, income, housing, and more.

Big Thicket Lake Estates and Hardin are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hardin has the higher population (702 vs 550 in Big Thicket Lake Estates). Hardin has the higher median household income ($54,625 vs $22,074 in Big Thicket Lake Estates). Hardin has the higher median home value ($128,800 vs $111,000 in Big Thicket Lake Estates).

Population, income & housing

	Big Thicket Lake Estates	Hardin
Population	550	702
Median age	60.5 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	$22,074	$54,625
Median home value	$111,000	$128,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,397
Housing units	322	446
Homeownership rate	77.2%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.0%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Thicket Lake Estates	Hardin
Population	704 → 550 (-21.9%)	829 → 702 (-15.3%)
Median household income	$30,417 → $22,074 (-27.4%)	$44,667 → $54,625 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$120,300 → $111,000 (-7.7%)	$112,900 → $128,800 (+14.1%)
Median gross rent	$588 → $636 (+8.2%)	$814 → $1,397 (+71.6%)

Big Thicket Lake Estates

Population

704550

Median household income

$30,417$22,074

Median home value

$120,300$111,000

Median gross rent

$588$636

Hardin

Population

829702

Median household income

$44,667$54,625

Median home value

$112,900$128,800

Median gross rent

$814$1,397

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Thicket Lake Estates	Hardin
Under 5	0.0%	4.1%
5 to 17	28.5%	14.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	7.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.7%
35 to 44	6.0%	5.1%
45 to 54	3.3%	10.3%
55 to 64	37.5%	16.4%
65 to 74	9.5%	13.4%
75 and over	9.5%	18.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Thicket Lake Estates	Hardin
White (non-Hispanic)	76.4%	83.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	2.3%
Two or more races	4.0%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	19.6%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Thicket Lake Estates	Hardin
No high school diploma	42.9%	19.0%
High school graduate	37.4%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	14.7%	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Thicket Lake Estates	Hardin
Drove alone	97.8%	85.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	2.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	9.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Thicket Lake Estates	Hardin
1-unit, detached	56.8%	64.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.2%	21.1%

Poverty & households

	Big Thicket Lake Estates	Hardin
Poverty rate	37.8%	0.6%
Average household size	2.12	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	31	37
Median year structure built	1984	1974