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Hardin County, OH

Demographic and economic profile of Hardin County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Hardin County is a small rural Ohio county of 30,527 residents with a workforce oriented toward production and agriculture, reflecting the area's agrarian economic base. The labor force participation rate stands at 60.6%, with 18.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $36,274, indicating a largely blue-collar workforce at below-average educational attainment relative to national norms. Housing costs are low — median home value of $134,800 and median gross rent of $733/month — but a poverty rate of 18.2% and a population decline of 3.2% over five years point to persistent economic pressure.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

30,527

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$62,484

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

35.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.2% since 2018

Hardin County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone28,330 (93.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races776 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race421 (1.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone387 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone273 (0.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone216 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic1,026
  2. 2.Spanish374
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)83
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)61
  5. 5.Other Indo-European49

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,540

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,245

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,509

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)3,774
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,205
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,439
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,069
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,008

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,475
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,494
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,690
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,067
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,561

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.66×)3,725
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.25×)507
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.94×)3,106
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 0.92×)1,415
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.86×)1,067

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$134,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$733/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,187 (13.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,057 (12.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999810 (9.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999802 (9.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999600 (6.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999582 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,274

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,335 (81.4%)
  • Carpooled1,048 (7.5%)
  • Walked671 (4.8%)
  • Worked At Home669 (4.8%)
  • Other137 (1.0%)
  • Motorcycle30 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.