Hardin County vs Waller County

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

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

Waller County has the higher population (59,455 vs 57,126 in Hardin County). Waller County has the higher median household income ($76,135 vs $72,532 in Hardin County). Waller County has the higher median home value ($292,000 vs $188,200 in Hardin County).

Population, income & housing

	Hardin County	Waller County
Population	57,126	59,455
Median age	39.3 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$72,532	$76,135
Median home value	$188,200	$292,000
Median gross rent	$1,011	$1,210
Housing units	24,686	19,946
Homeownership rate	82.5%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardin County	Waller County
Population	56,765 → 57,126 (+0.6%)	51,832 → 59,455 (+14.7%)
Median household income	$60,339 → $72,532 (+20.2%)	$59,642 → $76,135 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$124,100 → $188,200 (+51.7%)	$197,400 → $292,000 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$808 → $1,011 (+25.1%)	$937 → $1,210 (+29.1%)

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

Waller County

Population

51,83259,455

Median household income

$59,642$76,135

Median home value

$197,400$292,000

Median gross rent

$937$1,210

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardin County	Waller County
Under 5	5.8%	6.2%
5 to 17	19.0%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.5%	18.6%
25 to 34	12.1%	12.8%
35 to 44	13.2%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.0%
55 to 64	12.9%	10.6%
65 to 74	10.5%	7.4%
75 and over	6.9%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardin County	Waller County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	38.8%
Black or African American	5.6%	23.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	33.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardin County	Waller County
No high school diploma	10.1%	16.1%
High school graduate	37.3%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardin County	Waller County
Drove alone	87.0%	78.5%
Carpooled	7.1%	9.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	0.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	10.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardin County	Waller County
1-unit, detached	69.5%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	5.7%
20 or more units	2.1%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	20.4%

Poverty & households

	Hardin County	Waller County
Poverty rate	12.3%	13.5%
Average household size	2.61	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1992	1997