Hart County vs Simpson County

A side-by-side comparison of Hart County and Simpson County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Simpson County has the higher population (19,786 vs 19,470 in Hart County). Simpson County has the higher median household income ($57,392 vs $49,653 in Hart County). Simpson County has the higher median home value ($195,700 vs $124,600 in Hart County).

Population, income & housing

	Hart County	Simpson County
Population	19,470	19,786
Median age	40.6 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,653	$57,392
Median home value	$124,600	$195,700
Median gross rent	$692	$1,011
Housing units	8,888	8,456
Homeownership rate	73.7%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hart County	Simpson County
Population	18,729 → 19,470 (+4.0%)	18,183 → 19,786 (+8.8%)
Median household income	$38,396 → $49,653 (+29.3%)	$48,623 → $57,392 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$94,400 → $124,600 (+32.0%)	$135,200 → $195,700 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$530 → $692 (+30.6%)	$804 → $1,011 (+25.7%)

Hart County

Population

18,72919,470

Median household income

$38,396$49,653

Median home value

$94,400$124,600

Median gross rent

$530$692

Simpson County

Population

18,18319,786

Median household income

$48,623$57,392

Median home value

$135,200$195,700

Median gross rent

$804$1,011

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hart County	Simpson County
Under 5	6.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.9%	17.7%
18 to 24	7.8%	8.9%
25 to 34	11.7%	13.1%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.7%	14.3%
65 to 74	10.5%	9.7%
75 and over	6.6%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hart County	Simpson County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	84.2%
Black or African American	4.6%	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.9%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hart County	Simpson County
No high school diploma	21.1%	10.8%
High school graduate	44.2%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hart County	Simpson County
Drove alone	77.9%	79.5%
Carpooled	14.8%	12.8%
Public transit	0.2%	0.3%
Walked	0.7%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	5.2%
Other means	2.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hart County	Simpson County
1-unit, detached	72.1%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	6.1%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	18.7%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Hart County	Simpson County
Poverty rate	21.2%	15.1%
Average household size	2.66	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1984	1979