Hardin County vs Jackson County

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

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

Jackson County has the higher population (32,588 vs 30,527 in Hardin County). Jackson County has the higher median household income ($58,409 vs $58,001 in Hardin County). Jackson County has the higher median home value ($140,400 vs $134,800 in Hardin County).

Population, income & housing

	Hardin County	Jackson County
Population	30,527	32,588
Median age	35.3 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,001	$58,409
Median home value	$134,800	$140,400
Median gross rent	$733	$773
Housing units	12,921	14,490
Homeownership rate	73.3%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardin County	Jackson County
Population	31,425 → 30,527 (-2.9%)	32,450 → 32,588 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$50,506 → $58,001 (+14.8%)	$47,550 → $58,409 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$105,300 → $134,800 (+28.0%)	$97,400 → $140,400 (+44.1%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $733 (+10.1%)	$704 → $773 (+9.8%)

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

Jackson County

Population

32,45032,588

Median household income

$47,550$58,409

Median home value

$97,400$140,400

Median gross rent

$704$773

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardin County	Jackson County
Under 5	5.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	17.3%	17.1%
18 to 24	15.9%	7.7%
25 to 34	10.6%	12.1%
35 to 44	10.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.4%	13.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	9.8%	11.2%
75 and over	6.3%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardin County	Jackson County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	95.6%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	0.8%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardin County	Jackson County
No high school diploma	8.3%	12.5%
High school graduate	47.4%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardin County	Jackson County
Drove alone	81.5%	81.8%
Carpooled	7.2%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	5.1%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.0%	5.8%
Other means	1.1%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardin County	Jackson County
1-unit, detached	75.1%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	4.4%
20 or more units	1.2%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	18.3%

Poverty & households

	Hardin County	Jackson County
Poverty rate	18.2%	17.7%
Average household size	2.44	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1969	1977