COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hardin vs Oak Grove
PLACE A
Hardin, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Oak Grove, Texas
Hardin and Oak Grove are close in size. Oak Grove earns more, with a median household income $68,360 higher. Oak Grove has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -6%).
HARDINOAK GROVEDIFFERENCE
Total population878888−1% vs Oak Grove
Population density339445−106
Population growth-6.2%2.3%−8.5 pts
Median age60.339.2+21.1
Male43.6%55.8%−12.1 pts
Female56.4%44.2%+12.1 pts
Foreign-born1.1%4.4%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.5%48.6%+40.9 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%45.5%−42.8 pts
Asian0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Other6.9%5.4%+1.6 pts
Median household income$53,203$121,563−$68,360
Per capita income$31,829$48,775−$16,946
Poverty rate4.2%7.2%−3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3480.320+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%17.6%+4.9 pts
Graduate degree8.3%7.5%+0.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%1.3%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation47.0%66.7%−19.6 pts
Median home value$110,200$276,700−$166,500
Median gross rent$1,425$1,250+$175
Owner-occupied77.4%92.2%−14.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.4%5.7%+25.7 pts
Rent-burdened households59.7%38.9%+20.8 pts
Average commute34.934.9Even
Worked from home9.8%8.9%+0.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.4%7.5%+0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025