COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Hardin County

Illinois · 5,189 residents · 177 sq mi

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Hardin County is home to 5,189 people in Illinois. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 52%. The typical home is worth $25,100. The poverty rate is 26.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,189

+8%vs 2000

vs 4,800 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.3

−11%vs 2000

vs 42.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

177 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.4%(278)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(358)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(390)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(371)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(300)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(718)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(655)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.3%(636)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411%(571)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411%(570)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(208)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(134)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,498

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,693 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,314

−48%vs 2000

vs $15,984 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.7%

+8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$25,100

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$214

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $246 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.4%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.4% in 2000

21.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.9%(4,554)

Black2.8%(132)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(51)

Asian0.5%(24)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(5,084)

Black1.3%(69)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(17)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.7%(36)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(28)

Puerto Rican0%(1)

Ancestry

German23.7%(853)

English19.4%(699)

Irish12.5%(449)

American6.3%(226)

Scotch-Irish3.2%(116)

Scottish2.3%(83)

Dutch2%(72)

Polish1.1%(38)

Russian0.7%(24)

French0.6%(22)

Belgian0.5%(19)

Swedish0.5%(19)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.4%(16)

Portuguese0.3%(10)

Czech0.2%(9)

Subsaharan African0.2%(8)

Norwegian0.2%(6)

Slovene0.1%(5)

French Canadian0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.0%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.7%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.7 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 18.2 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 married22%(362)

Married53.6%(880)

Widowed3.6%(59)

Divorced20.8%(341)

Women 15+

Never married23.4%(360)

Married47%(725)

Widowed15.4%(238)

Divorced14.1%(218)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.7%

−6.5 ptssince 2013

from 10.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.4%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 49.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.3%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 28.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 30.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.2%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 61.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.3%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 54.7% 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)4.2%(11)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.8%(52)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.6%(112)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War25.1%(66)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 263 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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