Daviess County vs Hardin County

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

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

Hardin County has the higher population (111,452 vs 103,195 in Daviess County). Hardin County has the higher median household income ($67,608 vs $65,323 in Daviess County). Hardin County has the higher median home value ($205,900 vs $185,800 in Daviess County).

Population, income & housing

	Daviess County	Hardin County
Population	103,195	111,452
Median age	38.7 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$65,323	$67,608
Median home value	$185,800	$205,900
Median gross rent	$906	$947
Housing units	44,199	47,370
Homeownership rate	66.8%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	24.4%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Daviess County	Hardin County
Population	100,474 → 103,195 (+2.7%)	108,527 → 111,452 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$51,673 → $65,323 (+26.4%)	$54,367 → $67,608 (+24.4%)
Median home value	$133,600 → $185,800 (+39.1%)	$156,600 → $205,900 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$769 → $906 (+17.8%)	$827 → $947 (+14.5%)

Daviess County

Population

100,474103,195

Median household income

$51,673$65,323

Median home value

$133,600$185,800

Median gross rent

$769$906

Hardin County

Population

108,527111,452

Median household income

$54,367$67,608

Median home value

$156,600$205,900

Median gross rent

$827$947

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Daviess County	Hardin County
Under 5	6.4%	6.4%
5 to 17	18.2%	18.4%
18 to 24	8.2%	8.4%
25 to 34	12.8%	13.2%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.5%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.1%	12.9%
65 to 74	10.3%	9.1%
75 and over	7.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Daviess County	Hardin County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	74.8%
Black or African American	4.3%	11.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	2.2%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.2%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Daviess County	Hardin County
No high school diploma	9.1%	7.6%
High school graduate	34.2%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Daviess County	Hardin County
Drove alone	83.9%	78.1%
Carpooled	8.0%	9.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	1.5%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.4%	7.8%
Other means	0.6%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Daviess County	Hardin County
1-unit, detached	73.5%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	9.5%
20 or more units	3.7%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Daviess County	Hardin County
Poverty rate	15.2%	11.7%
Average household size	2.44	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1977	1987