Hardin County vs Scott County

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

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

Scott County has the higher population (4,847 vs 3,623 in Hardin County). Scott County has the higher median household income ($73,013 vs $57,155 in Hardin County). Scott County has the higher median home value ($101,700 vs $91,700 in Hardin County).

Population, income & housing

	Hardin County	Scott County
Population	3,623	4,847
Median age	55.0 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,155	$73,013
Median home value	$91,700	$101,700
Median gross rent	$342	$669
Housing units	2,285	2,393
Homeownership rate	80.7%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	22.2%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardin County	Scott County
Population	3,939 → 3,623 (-8.0%)	5,005 → 4,847 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $57,155 (+11.5%)	$57,118 → $73,013 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$80,500 → $91,700 (+13.9%)	$89,200 → $101,700 (+14.0%)
Median gross rent	$401 → $342 (-14.7%)	$542 → $669 (+23.4%)

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

Scott County

Population

5,0054,847

Median household income

$57,118$73,013

Median home value

$89,200$101,700

Median gross rent

$542$669

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardin County	Scott County
Under 5	2.1%	4.4%
5 to 17	11.5%	17.0%
18 to 24	4.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	9.5%	9.9%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.3%
55 to 64	18.2%	16.2%
65 to 74	17.3%	11.7%
75 and over	14.5%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardin County	Scott County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	95.7%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardin County	Scott County
No high school diploma	11.5%	6.8%
High school graduate	40.7%	45.4%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardin County	Scott County
Drove alone	84.8%	82.8%
Carpooled	10.3%	6.3%
Public transit	1.5%	0.3%
Walked	1.7%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	1.4%	9.5%
Other means	0.2%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardin County	Scott County
1-unit, detached	70.9%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	19.7%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Hardin County	Scott County
Poverty rate	10.5%	10.6%
Average household size	2.37	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	31	25
Median year structure built	1973	1962