Hardy County vs Monroe County

A side-by-side comparison of Hardy County and Monroe County: population, income, housing, and more.

Hardy County and Monroe County are counties in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hardy County has the higher population (14,236 vs 12,401 in Monroe County). Monroe County has the higher median household income ($54,508 vs $49,302 in Hardy County). Hardy County has the higher median home value ($159,700 vs $146,100 in Monroe County).

Population, income & housing

	Hardy County	Monroe County
Population	14,236	12,401
Median age	47.3 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,302	$54,508
Median home value	$159,700	$146,100
Median gross rent	$820	$677
Housing units	8,217	6,263
Homeownership rate	79.5%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardy County	Monroe County
Population	13,805 → 14,236 (+3.1%)	13,401 → 12,401 (-7.5%)
Median household income	$47,438 → $49,302 (+3.9%)	$38,540 → $54,508 (+41.4%)
Median home value	$137,700 → $159,700 (+16.0%)	$107,900 → $146,100 (+35.4%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $820 (+8.6%)	$626 → $677 (+8.1%)

Hardy County

Population

13,80514,236

Median household income

$47,438$49,302

Median home value

$137,700$159,700

Median gross rent

$755$820

Monroe County

Population

13,40112,401

Median household income

$38,540$54,508

Median home value

$107,900$146,100

Median gross rent

$626$677

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardy County	Monroe County
Under 5	4.6%	5.4%
5 to 17	14.0%	15.3%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.5%
25 to 34	12.2%	9.7%
35 to 44	10.2%	10.4%
45 to 54	13.4%	12.6%
55 to 64	16.0%	15.2%
65 to 74	13.9%	14.2%
75 and over	9.4%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardy County	Monroe County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	95.6%
Black or African American	4.6%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardy County	Monroe County
No high school diploma	13.4%	12.1%
High school graduate	48.1%	49.7%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardy County	Monroe County
Drove alone	77.5%	80.3%
Carpooled	11.2%	12.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.9%
Walked	2.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	7.3%	3.2%
Other means	1.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardy County	Monroe County
1-unit, detached	79.6%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	Hardy County	Monroe County
Poverty rate	17.6%	15.7%
Average household size	2.39	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	29	37
Median year structure built	1984	1978