Hardin County, Ohio

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 30,527
Median household income: $58,001
Median home value: $134,800

Hardin County, Ohio counts 30,527 residents. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. At $58,001, its median household income sits below Ohio's $69,680.

From 2019 to 2023, Hardin County's population declined 2.9% from 31,425 to 30,527, while its median household income rose 14.8% from $50,506 to $58,001.

Owners occupy 73.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,527
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $58,001
Median home value: $134,800
Median gross rent: $733
Housing units: 12,921
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,42530,527

Median household income

$50,506$58,001

Median home value

$105,300$134,800

Median gross rent

$666$733

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,425	$50,506	$105,300	$666
2020	31,393	$50,214	$106,200	$670
2021	30,738	$52,112	$114,600	$710
2022	30,622	$55,876	$125,600	$755
2023	30,527	$58,001	$134,800	$733

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 2415.9%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,808	5.9%
5 to 17	5,278	17.3%
18 to 24	4,859	15.9%
25 to 34	3,241	10.6%
35 to 44	3,218	10.5%
45 to 54	3,487	11.4%
55 to 64	3,730	12.2%
65 to 74	2,990	9.8%
75 and over	1,916	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,378	93.0%
Black or African American	344	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41	0.1%
Asian	245	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	22	0.1%
Some other race	61	0.2%
Two or more races	735	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	701	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate47.4%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,540	8.3%
High school graduate	8,803	47.4%
Some college or associate's	4,731	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,315	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,193	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,295	81.5%
Carpooled	1,000	7.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	712	5.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	691	5.0%
Other means	154	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,790	36.4%
15 to 29 min	3,379	25.7%
30 to 44 min	3,025	23.0%
45 to 59 min	1,354	10.3%
60+ min	613	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 18.2% (5,153 of 28,330)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,517	64.2%
Nonfamily households	4,194	35.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,711	90.6%
Vacant	1,210	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,583	73.3%
Renter-occupied	3,128	26.7%

1-unit, detached75.1%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other11.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,702	75.1%
1-unit, attached	105	0.8%
2 to 4 units	778	6.0%
5 to 19 units	713	5.5%
20 or more units	151	1.2%
Mobile home & other	1,472	11.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 39065
State: Ohio
Land area: 470 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 40.6604, -83.6641