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Hardin County, TN

Demographic and economic profile of Hardin County, TN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Hardin County, TN is a small rural county of roughly 27,000 residents that has grown 4.5% over five years, with a median household income of $49,956 and a poverty rate of 20.8% signaling a cost-constrained labor market. The available workforce skews older (median age 45.1) and has limited formal education credentials, with only 14.8% holding a bachelor's degree, though 84.4% hold a high school diploma; labor force participation stands at just 49.9%. Operating costs are low, with median gross rent at $770/month and a median home value of $154,000, and median worker earnings of $35,131 suggest wage expectations well below national norms.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

26,939

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,956

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.5% since 2018

Hardin County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone25,121 (92.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone956 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races658 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race359 (1.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone114 (0.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone33 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish354
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic146
  3. 3.Other Indo-European67
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)44
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island27

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,405

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$37,075

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$27,876

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,264
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,164
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,857
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,023
  5. 5.Construction (Group)761

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,069
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,905
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,100
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,029
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations968

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.79×)1,890
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.64×)1,901
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.49×)252
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.23×)902
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.05×)976

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$154,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$770/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,332 (15.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999886 (10.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999826 (9.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999680 (7.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999675 (7.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999477 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,131

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,058 (83.8%)
  • Worked At Home794 (7.3%)
  • Carpooled772 (7.1%)
  • Other116 (1.1%)
  • Walked63 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.