COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Hardin County

Ohio · 31,111 residents · 470 sq mi

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Hardin County is a county of 31,111 people in Ohio. The typical home is worth $42,000. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $289 a month at the median. Households take in $24,589 at the median, 18% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

31,111

−3%vs 2000

vs 31,945 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.7

−5%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

470 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202430K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(2,078)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(2,139)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(2,355)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.4%(2,937)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.7%(3,013)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(4,577)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(4,010)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(3,155)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(2,629)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(2,363)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(1,298)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(557)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,589

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,440 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,957

−32%vs 2000

vs $16,200 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.4%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,000

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$289

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $405 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.7%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.0% in 2000

28.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(31,009)

Black0.7%(220)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(248)

Asian0.4%(138)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(30,676)

Black0.6%(190)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(142)

Asian0.4%(109)

Other0.4%(136)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(459)

South American0.3%(79)

Central American0.2%(47)

Guatemalan0.2%(47)

Peruvian0.1%(42)

Puerto Rican0.1%(40)

Ecuadorian0.1%(31)

Cuban0.1%(24)

Spaniard0%(8)

Venezuelan0%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(69)

Chinese0.2%(48)

Asian Indian0.1%(35)

Nepalese0.1%(29)

Laotian0.1%(28)

Pakistani0.1%(23)

Korean0.1%(21)

Japanese0%(14)

Vietnamese0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(82)

Samoan0.1%(18)

Ancestry

German27%(8,236)

English14.1%(4,286)

Irish10.5%(3,198)

American7.9%(2,400)

Scottish2.6%(807)

Italian2.6%(798)

Dutch2.1%(629)

Welsh1.6%(483)

French1.1%(328)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(231)

Swiss0.7%(223)

Polish0.4%(133)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.3%(97)

Hungarian0.3%(95)

Swedish0.3%(82)

French Canadian0.2%(75)

British0.2%(62)

Ukrainian0.2%(59)

Subsaharan African0.2%(51)

Austrian0.1%(43)

Croatian0.1%(39)

Russian0.1%(38)

Arab0.1%(37)

Czech0.1%(34)

Slovene0.1%(34)

Danish0.1%(33)

Greek0.1%(33)

Belgian0.1%(25)

Canadian0.1%(21)

Syrian0.1%(16)

Lebanese0%(15)

Finnish0%(14)

Romanian0%(13)

Slovak0%(12)

Nigerian0%(10)

Guyanese0%(7)

West Indian0%(7)

Jamaican0%(7)

Serbian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.6%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.0%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.3 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 15.2 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 married35.5%(4,372)

Married52.5%(6,467)

Widowed2.3%(289)

Divorced9.6%(1,187)

Women 15+

Never married31.2%(3,860)

Married50.5%(6,249)

Widowed9.3%(1,152)

Divorced9%(1,110)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.1%

−3.5 ptssince 2013

from 14.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.3%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 57.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.8%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.0%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 68.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.6%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 36.1% 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)18.3%(282)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.7%(381)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.9%(461)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.7%(119)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(22)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,540 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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