Baylor County vs Hardeman County

A side-by-side comparison of Baylor County and Hardeman County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hardeman County has the higher population (3,529 vs 3,464 in Baylor County). Hardeman County has the higher median household income ($61,179 vs $42,313 in Baylor County). Baylor County has the higher median home value ($93,300 vs $76,500 in Hardeman County).

Population, income & housing

	Baylor County	Hardeman County
Population	3,464	3,529
Median age	47.5 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$42,313	$61,179
Median home value	$93,300	$76,500
Median gross rent	$685	$688
Housing units	2,170	1,866
Homeownership rate	66.8%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baylor County	Hardeman County
Population	3,577 → 3,464 (-3.2%)	3,945 → 3,529 (-10.5%)
Median household income	$40,739 → $42,313 (+3.9%)	$41,859 → $61,179 (+46.2%)
Median home value	$62,000 → $93,300 (+50.5%)	$43,100 → $76,500 (+77.5%)
Median gross rent	$523 → $685 (+31.0%)	$539 → $688 (+27.6%)

Baylor County

Population

3,5773,464

Median household income

$40,739$42,313

Median home value

$62,000$93,300

Median gross rent

$523$685

Hardeman County

Population

3,9453,529

Median household income

$41,859$61,179

Median home value

$43,100$76,500

Median gross rent

$539$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baylor County	Hardeman County
Under 5	3.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.4%	14.7%
18 to 24	5.0%	9.1%
25 to 34	8.6%	9.7%
35 to 44	10.2%	11.3%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.5%
55 to 64	15.4%	15.2%
65 to 74	14.6%	15.2%
75 and over	11.8%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baylor County	Hardeman County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.9%	65.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.4%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	13.7%	26.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baylor County	Hardeman County
No high school diploma	17.5%	14.3%
High school graduate	30.8%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baylor County	Hardeman County
Drove alone	84.0%	77.8%
Carpooled	10.2%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baylor County	Hardeman County
1-unit, detached	81.7%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Baylor County	Hardeman County
Poverty rate	20.8%	12.8%
Average household size	2.19	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	16	16
Median year structure built	1966	1961