Hardin

Population: 792
Median household income: $85,417
Median home value: $90,500

Hardin, a community in Calhoun County, Illinois, has 792 residents. At $85,417, its median household income sits below Calhoun County's $92,095.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hardin's population declined 7.6% from 857 to 792, while its median home value rose 19.6% from $75,700 to $90,500.

The typical home was built around 1964. 17.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 792
Median age: 55.0 yrs
Median household income: $85,417
Median home value: $90,500
Median gross rent: $417
Housing units: 359
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

857792

Median household income

$39,063$85,417

Median home value

$75,700$90,500

Median gross rent

$386$417

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	857	$39,063	$75,700	$386
2020	831	$55,938	$85,000	$388
2021	758	$75,469	$85,800	$421
2022	774	$83,472	$86,400	$343
2023	792	$85,417	$90,500	$417

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 178.7%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 442.8%

45 to 5421.1%

55 to 6417.4%

65 to 7418.3%

75 and over13.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	4.5%
5 to 17	69	8.7%
18 to 24	48	6.1%
25 to 34	57	7.2%
35 to 44	22	2.8%
45 to 54	167	21.1%
55 to 64	138	17.4%
65 to 74	145	18.3%
75 and over	110	13.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	776	98.0%
Black or African American	14	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's38.7%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	75	11.7%
High school graduate	185	29.0%
Some college or associate's	247	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	88	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	44	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 52 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	262	78.2%
Carpooled	21	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	52	15.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	112	39.6%
15 to 29 min	33	11.7%
30 to 44 min	13	4.6%
45 to 59 min	30	10.6%
60+ min	95	33.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.28
Poverty rate: 17.6% (126 of 716)

	Count	Share
Family households	163	75.8%
Nonfamily households	52	24.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	215	59.9%
Vacant	144	40.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	157	73.0%
Renter-occupied	58	27.0%

1-unit, detached69.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.1%

5 to 19 units9.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	251	69.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	40	11.1%
5 to 19 units	34	9.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34	9.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1732850
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.13 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 39.1590, -90.6231