Hardin County vs McNairy County

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

Hardin County and McNairy 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 25,933 in McNairy County). McNairy County has the higher median household income ($50,714 vs $49,149 in Hardin County). Hardin County has the higher median home value ($154,000 vs $151,100 in McNairy County).

Population, income & housing

	Hardin County	McNairy County
Population	26,939	25,933
Median age	45.4 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$49,149	$50,714
Median home value	$154,000	$151,100
Median gross rent	$770	$706
Housing units	15,096	12,278
Homeownership rate	78.0%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardin County	McNairy County
Population	25,715 → 26,939 (+4.8%)	25,844 → 25,933 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$40,682 → $49,149 (+20.8%)	$39,161 → $50,714 (+29.5%)
Median home value	$124,300 → $154,000 (+23.9%)	$98,100 → $151,100 (+54.0%)
Median gross rent	$592 → $770 (+30.1%)	$624 → $706 (+13.1%)

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

McNairy County

Population

25,84425,933

Median household income

$39,161$50,714

Median home value

$98,100$151,100

Median gross rent

$624$706

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardin County	McNairy County
Under 5	4.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.3%	16.1%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.0%	12.0%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	15.1%	13.6%
65 to 74	13.3%	12.2%
75 and over	9.9%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardin County	McNairy County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	89.4%
Black or African American	3.0%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardin County	McNairy County
No high school diploma	15.6%	12.6%
High school graduate	44.0%	48.5%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardin County	McNairy County
Drove alone	86.0%	82.3%
Carpooled	5.3%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	7.6%
Other means	1.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardin County	McNairy County
1-unit, detached	77.9%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	16.6%	16.6%

Poverty & households

	Hardin County	McNairy County
Poverty rate	20.8%	16.1%
Average household size	2.45	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1985	1983