Hardin County vs Macon County

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

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

Hardin County has the higher population (26,939 vs 25,793 in Macon County). Macon County has the higher median household income ($56,269 vs $49,149 in Hardin County). Macon County has the higher median home value ($211,200 vs $154,000 in Hardin County).

Population, income & housing

	Hardin County	Macon County
Population	26,939	25,793
Median age	45.4 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,149	$56,269
Median home value	$154,000	$211,200
Median gross rent	$770	$805
Housing units	15,096	10,845
Homeownership rate	78.0%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardin County	Macon County
Population	25,715 → 26,939 (+4.8%)	23,842 → 25,793 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$40,682 → $49,149 (+20.8%)	$37,430 → $56,269 (+50.3%)
Median home value	$124,300 → $154,000 (+23.9%)	$115,000 → $211,200 (+83.7%)
Median gross rent	$592 → $770 (+30.1%)	$673 → $805 (+19.6%)

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

Macon County

Population

23,84225,793

Median household income

$37,430$56,269

Median home value

$115,000$211,200

Median gross rent

$673$805

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardin County	Macon County
Under 5	4.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.3%	18.8%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.6%
25 to 34	11.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	10.8%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	15.1%	13.5%
65 to 74	13.3%	9.4%
75 and over	9.9%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardin County	Macon County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	88.7%
Black or African American	3.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardin County	Macon County
No high school diploma	15.6%	18.4%
High school graduate	44.0%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardin County	Macon County
Drove alone	86.0%	76.5%
Carpooled	5.3%	15.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	4.5%
Other means	1.2%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardin County	Macon County
1-unit, detached	77.9%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	16.6%	22.2%

Poverty & households

	Hardin County	Macon County
Poverty rate	20.8%	15.2%
Average household size	2.45	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	25	32
Median year structure built	1985	1990