Hardin County vs Warren County

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

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

Warren County has the higher population (137,549 vs 111,452 in Hardin County). Hardin County has the higher median household income ($67,608 vs $64,801 in Warren County). Warren County has the higher median home value ($242,600 vs $205,900 in Hardin County).

Population, income & housing

	Hardin County	Warren County
Population	111,452	137,549
Median age	37.4 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$67,608	$64,801
Median home value	$205,900	$242,600
Median gross rent	$947	$963
Housing units	47,370	58,563
Homeownership rate	62.3%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardin County	Warren County
Population	108,527 → 111,452 (+2.7%)	128,652 → 137,549 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$54,367 → $67,608 (+24.4%)	$52,270 → $64,801 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$156,600 → $205,900 (+31.5%)	$167,600 → $242,600 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$827 → $947 (+14.5%)	$781 → $963 (+23.3%)

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

Warren County

Population

128,652137,549

Median household income

$52,270$64,801

Median home value

$167,600$242,600

Median gross rent

$781$963

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardin County	Warren County
Under 5	6.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.4%	17.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	15.2%
25 to 34	13.2%	13.6%
35 to 44	13.5%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.9%	10.9%
65 to 74	9.1%	8.1%
75 and over	5.7%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardin County	Warren County
White (non-Hispanic)	74.8%	75.0%
Black or African American	11.0%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.9%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.5%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.2%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardin County	Warren County
No high school diploma	7.6%	11.1%
High school graduate	30.8%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardin County	Warren County
Drove alone	78.1%	78.8%
Carpooled	9.2%	10.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	2.6%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.8%	6.3%
Other means	1.8%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardin County	Warren County
1-unit, detached	65.5%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	13.4%
20 or more units	2.1%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Hardin County	Warren County
Poverty rate	11.7%	16.8%
Average household size	2.50	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1987	1992