Hardin County vs Hocking County

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

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

Hardin County has the higher population (30,527 vs 27,938 in Hocking County). Hocking County has the higher median household income ($61,366 vs $58,001 in Hardin County). Hocking County has the higher median home value ($172,300 vs $134,800 in Hardin County).

Population, income & housing

	Hardin County	Hocking County
Population	30,527	27,938
Median age	35.3 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,001	$61,366
Median home value	$134,800	$172,300
Median gross rent	$733	$806
Housing units	12,921	13,014
Homeownership rate	73.3%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardin County	Hocking County
Population	31,425 → 30,527 (-2.9%)	28,390 → 27,938 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$50,506 → $58,001 (+14.8%)	$52,363 → $61,366 (+17.2%)
Median home value	$105,300 → $134,800 (+28.0%)	$132,800 → $172,300 (+29.7%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $733 (+10.1%)	$619 → $806 (+30.2%)

Hardin County

Population

31,42530,527

Median household income

$50,506$58,001

Median home value

$105,300$134,800

Median gross rent

$666$733

Hocking County

Population

28,39027,938

Median household income

$52,363$61,366

Median home value

$132,800$172,300

Median gross rent

$619$806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardin County	Hocking County
Under 5	5.9%	5.4%
5 to 17	17.3%	16.3%
18 to 24	15.9%	7.3%
25 to 34	10.6%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.5%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.4%	13.2%
55 to 64	12.2%	15.3%
65 to 74	9.8%	11.7%
75 and over	6.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardin County	Hocking County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	94.2%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardin County	Hocking County
No high school diploma	8.3%	11.9%
High school graduate	47.4%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardin County	Hocking County
Drove alone	81.5%	83.0%
Carpooled	7.2%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	5.1%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.0%	6.3%
Other means	1.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardin County	Hocking County
1-unit, detached	75.1%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	2.6%
20 or more units	1.2%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	18.8%

Poverty & households

	Hardin County	Hocking County
Poverty rate	18.2%	17.1%
Average household size	2.44	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1969	1982