Hardin County vs Henderson County

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

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

Henderson County has the higher population (27,906 vs 26,939 in Hardin County). Henderson County has the higher median household income ($53,471 vs $49,149 in Hardin County). Henderson County has the higher median home value ($156,000 vs $154,000 in Hardin County).

Population, income & housing

	Hardin County	Henderson County
Population	26,939	27,906
Median age	45.4 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,149	$53,471
Median home value	$154,000	$156,000
Median gross rent	$770	$812
Housing units	15,096	12,944
Homeownership rate	78.0%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardin County	Henderson County
Population	25,715 → 26,939 (+4.8%)	27,977 → 27,906 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$40,682 → $49,149 (+20.8%)	$43,305 → $53,471 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$124,300 → $154,000 (+23.9%)	$102,000 → $156,000 (+52.9%)
Median gross rent	$592 → $770 (+30.1%)	$648 → $812 (+25.3%)

Hardin County

Population

25,71526,939

Median household income

$40,682$49,149

Median home value

$124,300$154,000

Median gross rent

$592$770

Henderson County

Population

27,97727,906

Median household income

$43,305$53,471

Median home value

$102,000$156,000

Median gross rent

$648$812

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardin County	Henderson County
Under 5	4.6%	5.8%
5 to 17	15.3%	16.9%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.0%	11.7%
35 to 44	10.8%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	15.1%	14.5%
65 to 74	13.3%	10.5%
75 and over	9.9%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardin County	Henderson County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	86.1%
Black or African American	3.0%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardin County	Henderson County
No high school diploma	15.6%	10.8%
High school graduate	44.0%	49.6%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardin County	Henderson County
Drove alone	86.0%	84.6%
Carpooled	5.3%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	9.4%
Other means	1.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardin County	Henderson County
1-unit, detached	77.9%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	16.6%	21.9%

Poverty & households

	Hardin County	Henderson County
Poverty rate	20.8%	16.8%
Average household size	2.45	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1985	1987