CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hardin

Montana · 2,940 residents · 2.97 sq mi

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With 2,940 people, Hardin is a city in Montana. Median home value sits at $42,200. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average. The poverty rate is 22.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median rent is $270 a month. The median household earns $21,045, about 30% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,940

−13%vs 2000

vs 3,384 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.3

−2%vs 2000

vs 33.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.97 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.5%(279)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.5%(309)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.3%(156)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(206)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(177)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(428)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.9%(350)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(325)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(225)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(222)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.1%(209)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(54)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,045

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,018 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,551

−27%vs 2000

vs $13,041 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.2%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,200

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$270

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $412 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.6%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.5% in 2000

36.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic59.7%(2,019)

Black0.1%(3)

Hispanic / Latino5.5%(187)

Asian0.4%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.1%(2,238)

Black0.5%(16)

Hispanic / Latino3.9%(116)

Asian0.2%(6)

Other23.1%(680)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.6%(211)

Central American0.9%(34)

Guatemalan0.9%(34)

Asian origin

Japanese0.4%(16)

Ancestry

German9.7%(363)

Irish6.9%(260)

American6.6%(246)

Norwegian4.1%(152)

English2%(75)

Danish1.3%(47)

Dutch0.7%(28)

Scottish0.6%(23)

Italian0.6%(21)

Czech0.5%(20)

Swedish0.5%(20)

Welsh0.4%(16)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Armenian0.4%(14)

French0.4%(14)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(11)

Canadian0.2%(9)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.1%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.7%

−11.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.8 min

−24%vs 2000

vs 15.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.1%(702)

Married42.2%(720)

Widowed6.7%(114)

Divorced10.1%(172)

Women 15+

Never married16.1%(221)

Married59.1%(810)

Widowed6.1%(84)

Divorced18.7%(256)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.1%

−18.9 ptssince 2013

from 32.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.1%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 39.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.5%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 7.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.7%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

46.9%

+13.3 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.6%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

58.5%

+16.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)2.7%(5)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.6%(18)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.3%(81)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.8%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 187 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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