COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hardin vs Grain Valley
PLACE A
Hardin, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Grain Valley, Missouri
Hardin is 95% smaller than Grain Valley. Grain Valley earns more, with a median household income $36,446 higher. Grain Valley has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs -6%).
HARDINGRAIN VALLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population87816,908−95% vs Grain Valley
Population density3392,744−2,405
Population growth-6.2%21.6%−27.8 pts
Median age60.335.2+25.1
Male43.6%49.2%−5.5 pts
Female56.4%50.8%+5.5 pts
Foreign-born1.1%2.9%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.5%80.4%+9.1 pts
Black0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%9.6%−6.8 pts
Asian0.8%0.5%+0.3 pts
Other6.9%4.6%+2.4 pts
Median household income$53,203$89,649−$36,446
Per capita income$31,829$39,443−$7,614
Poverty rate4.2%9.7%−5.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3480.360−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%27.4%−4.9 pts
Graduate degree8.3%9.6%−1.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%1.8%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation47.0%76.3%−29.3 pts
Median home value$110,200$283,800−$173,600
Median gross rent$1,425$1,398+$27
Owner-occupied77.4%65.0%+12.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.4%4.4%+27.0 pts
Rent-burdened households59.7%35.4%+24.3 pts
Average commute34.925.8+9.1
Worked from home9.8%18.0%−8.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.4%4.6%+3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025