Hardin County vs Kenton County

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

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

Kenton County has the higher population (169,817 vs 111,452 in Hardin County). Kenton County has the higher median household income ($79,421 vs $67,608 in Hardin County). Kenton County has the higher median home value ($227,500 vs $205,900 in Hardin County).

Population, income & housing

	Hardin County	Kenton County
Population	111,452	169,817
Median age	37.4 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,608	$79,421
Median home value	$205,900	$227,500
Median gross rent	$947	$1,018
Housing units	47,370	72,896
Homeownership rate	62.3%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	37.6%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardin County	Kenton County
Population	108,527 → 111,452 (+2.7%)	165,668 → 169,817 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$54,367 → $67,608 (+24.4%)	$64,339 → $79,421 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$156,600 → $205,900 (+31.5%)	$161,100 → $227,500 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$827 → $947 (+14.5%)	$811 → $1,018 (+25.5%)

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

Kenton County

Population

165,668169,817

Median household income

$64,339$79,421

Median home value

$161,100$227,500

Median gross rent

$811$1,018

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardin County	Kenton County
Under 5	6.4%	6.4%
5 to 17	18.4%	17.2%
18 to 24	8.4%	8.0%
25 to 34	13.2%	14.8%
35 to 44	13.5%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.9%	13.0%
65 to 74	9.1%	9.6%
75 and over	5.7%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardin County	Kenton County
White (non-Hispanic)	74.8%	86.0%
Black or African American	11.0%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.9%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.2%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardin County	Kenton County
No high school diploma	7.6%	7.5%
High school graduate	30.8%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardin County	Kenton County
Drove alone	78.1%	75.6%
Carpooled	9.2%	7.3%
Public transit	0.2%	1.1%
Walked	2.6%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.8%	13.1%
Other means	1.8%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardin County	Kenton County
1-unit, detached	65.5%	67.9%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	12.2%
20 or more units	2.1%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Hardin County	Kenton County
Poverty rate	11.7%	11.9%
Average household size	2.50	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1987	1974