Anderson County vs Hardin County

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

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

Anderson County has the higher population (57,825 vs 57,126 in Hardin County). Hardin County has the higher median household income ($72,532 vs $58,846 in Anderson County). Hardin County has the higher median home value ($188,200 vs $173,400 in Anderson County).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson County	Hardin County
Population	57,825	57,126
Median age	39.5 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,846	$72,532
Median home value	$173,400	$188,200
Median gross rent	$1,006	$1,011
Housing units	20,474	24,686
Homeownership rate	70.0%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson County	Hardin County
Population	57,810 → 57,825 (+0.0%)	56,765 → 57,126 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$43,455 → $58,846 (+35.4%)	$60,339 → $72,532 (+20.2%)
Median home value	$101,900 → $173,400 (+70.2%)	$124,100 → $188,200 (+51.7%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $1,006 (+30.6%)	$808 → $1,011 (+25.1%)

Anderson County

Population

57,81057,825

Median household income

$43,455$58,846

Median home value

$101,900$173,400

Median gross rent

$770$1,006

Hardin County

Population

56,76557,126

Median household income

$60,339$72,532

Median home value

$124,100$188,200

Median gross rent

$808$1,011

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson County	Hardin County
Under 5	5.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	14.2%	19.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	7.5%
25 to 34	14.8%	12.1%
35 to 44	16.2%	13.2%
45 to 54	14.5%	12.0%
55 to 64	11.6%	12.9%
65 to 74	9.1%	10.5%
75 and over	6.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson County	Hardin County
White (non-Hispanic)	55.8%	83.3%
Black or African American	18.2%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	19.3%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson County	Hardin County
No high school diploma	14.0%	10.1%
High school graduate	38.0%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson County	Hardin County
Drove alone	83.2%	87.0%
Carpooled	8.5%	7.1%
Public transit	1.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	4.8%	4.0%
Other means	1.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson County	Hardin County
1-unit, detached	67.3%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	3.3%
20 or more units	1.9%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	22.1%	23.3%

Poverty & households

	Anderson County	Hardin County
Poverty rate	17.1%	12.3%
Average household size	2.72	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1984	1992