Hardin vs Plum Grove

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

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

Plum Grove has the higher population (2,425 vs 702 in Hardin). Plum Grove has the higher median household income ($70,362 vs $54,625 in Hardin). Hardin has the higher median home value ($128,800 vs $121,800 in Plum Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Hardin	Plum Grove
Population	702	2,425
Median age	54.4 yrs	20.8 yrs
Median household income	$54,625	$70,362
Median home value	$128,800	$121,800
Median gross rent	$1,397	$1,216
Housing units	446	639
Homeownership rate	78.4%	95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	5.7%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardin	Plum Grove
Population	829 → 702 (-15.3%)	541 → 2,425 (+348.2%)
Median household income	$44,667 → $54,625 (+22.3%)	$53,813 → $70,362 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$112,900 → $128,800 (+14.1%)	$142,000 → $121,800 (-14.2%)
Median gross rent	$814 → $1,397 (+71.6%)	$950 → $1,216 (+28.0%)

Hardin

Population

829702

Median household income

$44,667$54,625

Median home value

$112,900$128,800

Median gross rent

$814$1,397

Plum Grove

Population

5412,425

Median household income

$53,813$70,362

Median home value

$142,000$121,800

Median gross rent

$950$1,216

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardin	Plum Grove
Under 5	4.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	14.0%	43.2%
18 to 24	7.8%	5.7%
25 to 34	10.7%	10.4%
35 to 44	5.1%	11.6%
45 to 54	10.3%	12.6%
55 to 64	16.4%	5.3%
65 to 74	13.4%	3.5%
75 and over	18.2%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardin	Plum Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	83.6%	13.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	86.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardin	Plum Grove
No high school diploma	19.0%	42.0%
High school graduate	40.6%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	20.4%	9.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardin	Plum Grove
Drove alone	85.5%	76.1%
Carpooled	2.1%	18.5%
Public transit	2.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardin	Plum Grove
1-unit, detached	64.1%	64.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.1%	35.8%

Poverty & households

	Hardin	Plum Grove
Poverty rate	0.6%	39.2%
Average household size	2.30	4.02
Mean commute (minutes)	37	49
Median year structure built	1974	2011