COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Hardin County

Texas · 41,320 residents · 891 sq mi

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Hardin County is a county of 41,320 people in Texas. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $47,700. The population has fallen 14% since 2000. Households take in $25,289 at the median, 16% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

41,320

−14%vs 2000

vs 48,073 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.1

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

891 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202458K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(2,948)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(3,443)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(3,717)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(3,222)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(2,361)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(6,182)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(6,290)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(4,579)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(3,733)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(2,974)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(1,418)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(453)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,289

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,612 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,178

−38%vs 2000

vs $17,962 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.0%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,700

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$358

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $480 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.5%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.7% in 2000

19.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.3%(42,941)

Black6.9%(3,310)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(1,223)

Asian0.2%(108)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.5%(37,399)

Black8.5%(3,492)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(661)

Asian0.1%(42)

Other0.9%(387)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.7%(2,714)

Central American0.8%(473)

Guatemalan0.5%(283)

Nicaraguan0.2%(112)

Puerto Rican0.2%(97)

South American0.1%(86)

Spaniard0.1%(79)

Venezuelan0.1%(56)

Honduran0.1%(55)

Panamanian0%(23)

Peruvian0%(18)

Colombian0%(12)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(96)

Vietnamese0.1%(77)

Filipino0.1%(72)

Cambodian0%(19)

Asian Indian0%(18)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(11)

Ancestry

English12.8%(7,380)

German12.4%(7,162)

Irish10.3%(5,932)

French7.6%(4,401)

American7.4%(4,251)

Italian2.8%(1,619)

Scotch-Irish2.2%(1,270)

Scottish2.1%(1,229)

French Canadian1.2%(685)

Subsaharan African0.9%(527)

Dutch0.8%(466)

Polish0.8%(434)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.5%(295)

Hungarian0.4%(216)

Swedish0.4%(205)

Czech0.3%(200)

Norwegian0.2%(110)

British0.2%(102)

Russian0.1%(76)

Arab0.1%(64)

Canadian0.1%(45)

Egyptian0.1%(41)

Serbian0%(28)

Lebanese0%(23)

Danish0%(23)

Swiss0%(12)

Romanian0%(11)

West Indian0%(9)

Slovak0%(7)

Brazilian0%(4)

Greek0%(4)

Portuguese0%(4)

Austrian0%(3)

Lithuanian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.7%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.6%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.9 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 20.1 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 married25.2%(5,641)

Married61%(13,658)

Widowed4%(904)

Divorced9.8%(2,203)

Women 15+

Never married22.3%(5,253)

Married55.8%(13,136)

Widowed10.3%(2,436)

Divorced11.6%(2,729)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.9%

−2.4 ptssince 2013

from 18.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.8%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 55.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.4%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.9%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.5%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 63.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.1%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 32.8% 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)23.6%(695)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.7%(758)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.2%(1,125)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.6%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(13)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,948 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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