Hardin County, Iowa

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,729
Median household income: $64,906
Median home value: $113,000

Hardin County, Iowa counts 16,729 residents. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. At $64,906, its median household income sits below Iowa's $73,147.

From 2019 to 2023, Hardin County's population declined 1.9% from 17,061 to 16,729, while its median household income rose 19.8% from $54,196 to $64,906.

The typical home was built around 1954. 8.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,729
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $64,906
Median home value: $113,000
Median gross rent: $814
Housing units: 8,028
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,06116,729

Median household income

$54,196$64,906

Median home value

$94,300$113,000

Median gross rent

$639$814

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,061	$54,196	$94,300	$639
2020	16,924	$54,930	$95,100	$693
2021	16,997	$58,845	$97,200	$706
2022	16,861	$64,656	$109,300	$752
2023	16,729	$64,906	$113,000	$814

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	765	4.6%
5 to 17	2,452	14.7%
18 to 24	1,300	7.8%
25 to 34	1,722	10.3%
35 to 44	2,092	12.5%
45 to 54	1,955	11.7%
55 to 64	2,589	15.5%
65 to 74	2,126	12.7%
75 and over	1,728	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,169	90.7%
Black or African American	168	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	44	0.3%
Asian	153	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	36	0.2%
Two or more races	311	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	848	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate33.6%

Some college or associate's38.9%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	770	6.3%
High school graduate	4,103	33.6%
Some college or associate's	4,751	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,887	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	701	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.5%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,407	79.0%
Carpooled	423	5.2%
Public transit	39	0.5%
Walked	406	5.0%
Bicycle	15	0.2%
Worked from home	681	8.4%
Other means	143	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,518	47.3%
15 to 29 min	2,138	28.8%
30 to 44 min	1,023	13.8%
45 to 59 min	323	4.3%
60+ min	431	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 8.6% (1,381 of 16,031)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,345	62.0%
Nonfamily households	2,665	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,010	87.3%
Vacant	1,018	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,139	73.3%
Renter-occupied	1,871	26.7%

1-unit, detached84.5%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,781	84.5%
1-unit, attached	89	1.1%
2 to 4 units	647	8.1%
5 to 19 units	287	3.6%
20 or more units	57	0.7%
Mobile home & other	167	2.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 19083
State: Iowa
Land area: 569 sq mi
Water area: 0.69 sq mi
Center point: 42.3902, -93.2417