Hardeman County vs Mason County

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

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

Mason County has the higher population (3,951 vs 3,529 in Hardeman County). Mason County has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $61,179 in Hardeman County). Mason County has the higher median home value ($274,600 vs $76,500 in Hardeman County).

Population, income & housing

	Hardeman County	Mason County
Population	3,529	3,951
Median age	44.3 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,179	$68,750
Median home value	$76,500	$274,600
Median gross rent	$688	$751
Housing units	1,866	2,411
Homeownership rate	69.6%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	40.1%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardeman County	Mason County
Population	3,945 → 3,529 (-10.5%)	4,186 → 3,951 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$41,859 → $61,179 (+46.2%)	$42,276 → $68,750 (+62.6%)
Median home value	$43,100 → $76,500 (+77.5%)	$172,800 → $274,600 (+58.9%)
Median gross rent	$539 → $688 (+27.6%)	$800 → $751 (-6.1%)

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

Mason County

Population

4,1863,951

Median household income

$42,276$68,750

Median home value

$172,800$274,600

Median gross rent

$800$751

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardeman County	Mason County
Under 5	5.6%	7.8%
5 to 17	14.7%	15.3%
18 to 24	9.1%	6.5%
25 to 34	9.7%	7.5%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.5%	7.2%
55 to 64	15.2%	12.5%
65 to 74	15.2%	18.5%
75 and over	6.5%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardeman County	Mason County
White (non-Hispanic)	65.5%	77.5%
Black or African American	3.4%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	26.9%	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardeman County	Mason County
No high school diploma	14.3%	15.7%
High school graduate	34.0%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardeman County	Mason County
Drove alone	77.8%	73.2%
Carpooled	15.4%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	4.4%	14.5%
Other means	0.2%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardeman County	Mason County
1-unit, detached	76.4%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Hardeman County	Mason County
Poverty rate	12.8%	6.4%
Average household size	2.69	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	16	31
Median year structure built	1961	1972