COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hardin vs Kearney
PLACE A
Hardin, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Kearney, Missouri
Hardin is 92% smaller than Kearney. Kearney earns more, with a median household income $50,419 higher. Kearney has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs -6%).
HARDINKEARNEYDIFFERENCE
Total population87811,296−92% vs Kearney
Population density339847−508
Population growth-6.2%24.1%−30.4 pts
Median age60.339.3+21.0
Male43.6%48.3%−4.7 pts
Female56.4%51.7%+4.7 pts
Foreign-born1.1%1.3%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.5%94.1%−4.6 pts
Black0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%1.9%+0.8 pts
Asian0.8%0.8%+0.0 pts
Other6.9%3.1%+3.8 pts
Median household income$53,203$103,622−$50,419
Per capita income$31,829$52,009−$20,180
Poverty rate4.2%3.6%+0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3480.421−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%36.8%−14.3 pts
Graduate degree8.3%14.4%−6.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%2.6%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation47.0%71.4%−24.4 pts
Median home value$110,200$298,400−$188,200
Median gross rent$1,425$1,251+$174
Owner-occupied77.4%74.5%+2.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.4%2.0%+29.4 pts
Rent-burdened households59.7%41.6%+18.1 pts
Average commute34.923.5+11.3
Worked from home9.8%15.2%−5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.4%2.2%+6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025