Gallatin County vs Hardin County

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

Gallatin County and Hardin County are counties in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gallatin County has the higher population (4,857 vs 3,623 in Hardin County). Hardin County has the higher median household income ($57,155 vs $54,626 in Gallatin County). Hardin County has the higher median home value ($91,700 vs $84,700 in Gallatin County).

Population, income & housing

	Gallatin County	Hardin County
Population	4,857	3,623
Median age	47.3 yrs	55.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,626	$57,155
Median home value	$84,700	$91,700
Median gross rent	$500	$342
Housing units	2,506	2,285
Homeownership rate	80.4%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gallatin County	Hardin County
Population	5,064 → 4,857 (-4.1%)	3,939 → 3,623 (-8.0%)
Median household income	$44,076 → $54,626 (+23.9%)	$51,250 → $57,155 (+11.5%)
Median home value	$73,900 → $84,700 (+14.6%)	$80,500 → $91,700 (+13.9%)
Median gross rent	$439 → $500 (+13.9%)	$401 → $342 (-14.7%)

Gallatin County

Population

5,0644,857

Median household income

$44,076$54,626

Median home value

$73,900$84,700

Median gross rent

$439$500

Hardin County

Population

3,9393,623

Median household income

$51,250$57,155

Median home value

$80,500$91,700

Median gross rent

$401$342

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gallatin County	Hardin County
Under 5	4.2%	2.1%
5 to 17	15.6%	11.5%
18 to 24	6.2%	4.1%
25 to 34	9.7%	9.5%
35 to 44	11.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	14.5%	18.2%
65 to 74	13.7%	17.3%
75 and over	11.9%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gallatin County	Hardin County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gallatin County	Hardin County
No high school diploma	13.6%	11.5%
High school graduate	35.3%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gallatin County	Hardin County
Drove alone	90.3%	84.8%
Carpooled	7.7%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.5%
Walked	0.1%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	1.4%
Other means	1.1%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gallatin County	Hardin County
1-unit, detached	70.9%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.7%	19.7%

Poverty & households

	Gallatin County	Hardin County
Poverty rate	15.6%	10.5%
Average household size	2.31	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1971	1973