Hardy County, West Virginia

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 14,236
Median household income: $49,302
Median home value: $159,700

Hardy County is a county in West Virginia with a population of 14,236. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $49,302 runs below the West Virginia figure of $57,917.

From 2019 to 2023, Hardy County's population grew 3.1% from 13,805 to 14,236, while its median household income rose 3.9% from $47,438 to $49,302.

The median resident is 47.3 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,236
Median age: 47.3 yrs
Median household income: $49,302
Median home value: $159,700
Median gross rent: $820
Housing units: 8,217
Homeownership rate: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,80514,236

Median household income

$47,438$49,302

Median home value

$137,700$159,700

Median gross rent

$755$820

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,805	$47,438	$137,700	$755
2020	13,789	$46,513	$141,500	$813
2021	14,269	$46,592	$141,500	$844
2022	14,249	$49,205	$153,300	$832
2023	14,236	$49,302	$159,700	$820

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	652	4.6%
5 to 17	1,993	14.0%
18 to 24	909	6.4%
25 to 34	1,732	12.2%
35 to 44	1,454	10.2%
45 to 54	1,904	13.4%
55 to 64	2,282	16.0%
65 to 74	1,978	13.9%
75 and over	1,332	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,713	89.3%
Black or African American	649	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	4	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	39	0.3%
Two or more races	183	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	643	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate48.1%

Some college or associate's22.8%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,434	13.4%
High school graduate	5,141	48.1%
Some college or associate's	2,434	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	907	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	766	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.4%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,949	77.5%
Carpooled	715	11.2%
Public transit	26	0.4%
Walked	158	2.5%
Bicycle	1	0.0%
Worked from home	468	7.3%
Other means	71	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,223	37.6%
15 to 29 min	1,427	24.1%
30 to 44 min	825	13.9%
45 to 59 min	498	8.4%
60+ min	947	16.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 17.6% (2,491 of 14,114)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,519	59.6%
Nonfamily households	2,390	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,909	71.9%
Vacant	2,308	28.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,700	79.5%
Renter-occupied	1,209	20.5%

1-unit, detached79.6%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other16.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,543	79.6%
1-unit, attached	44	0.5%
2 to 4 units	144	1.8%
5 to 19 units	119	1.4%
20 or more units	42	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1,325	16.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 54031
State: West Virginia
Land area: 582 sq mi
Water area: 2.17 sq mi
Center point: 39.0114, -78.8417