Hardin County, Iowa (IA)

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• • 15,64591.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7684.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2481.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2131.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1801.1%Two or more races
  • 130.08%Asian alone
  • 70.04%Some other race alone
  • 50.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $141,036

Here:	$141,036
State:	$201,113

Townhouses or other attached units: $114,995

Here:	$114,995
State:	$195,638

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $72,056

Here:	$72,056
State:	$159,145

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $156,612

Here:	$156,612
State:	$143,957

Mobile homes: $60,738

Here:	$60,738
State:	$75,033

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 37
• Thefts: 56
• Auto thefts: 9

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 46
• Thefts: 83
• Auto thefts: 6

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,432 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,432 (1.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hardin County is $427 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $511 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $611 a month.

Cities in this county include: Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, Alden, Hubbard, Radcliffe, Union, Steamboat Rock, New Providence, Whitten.

Neighboring counties: Buchanan County , Carroll County , Hamilton County , Humboldt County , Linn County , Wright County .

Current college students: 877
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 446 (43.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1222010 or later
• 1002000 to 2009
• 981990 to 1999
• 431980 to 1989
• 291970 to 1979
• 53Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,822
• One, attached: 85
• Two: 203
• 3 or 4: 384
• 5 to 9: 255
• 10 to 19: 81
• 20 or more: 145
• Mobile homes: 213
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Hardin County with a mortgage: 2,804 (91 second mortgage, 280 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,612

Religion statistics for Hardin County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Hardin County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Iowa Severe Storms, Incident Period: August 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4557, Natural disaster type: Storm
• Iowa Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: March 17, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4483-IA: March 23, 2020, FEMA Id: 4483, Natural disaster type: Other
• Iowa Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2019, FEMA Id: 4421, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2014 to July 08, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4187: August 05, 2014, FEMA Id: 4187, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2013 to June 15, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4126: July 02, 2013, FEMA Id: 4126, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Iowa Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: January 19, 2010 to January 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1880: March 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1880, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2008 to August 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1763: May 27, 2008, FEMA Id: 1763, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Iowa Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: February 23, 2007 to March 02, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1688: March 14, 2007, FEMA Id: 1688, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Iowa Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3239: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3239, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2004 to June 24, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1518: May 25, 2004, FEMA Id: 1518, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.54% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,399 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.51% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($32,377 average AGI)
1.03% relocated from other states ($8,025 average AGI)

Hardin County:	1.03%
Iowa average:	2.42%

from Story County, IA	0.68% ($41,622 average AGI)
from Polk County, IA	0.47% ($32,516)
from Franklin County, IA	0.42% ($47,179)
from Marshall County, IA	0.38% ($36,600)
from Black Hawk County, IA	0.33% ($38,318)

6.02% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,680 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.29% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($29,230 average AGI)
1.73% relocated to other states ($11,450 average AGI)

Hardin County:	1.73%
Iowa average:	2.69%

to Polk County, IA	0.54% ($44,306 average AGI)
to Story County, IA	0.48% ($43,438)
to Franklin County, IA	0.41% ($45,000)
to Black Hawk County, IA	0.38% ($24,400)
to Grundy County, IA	0.30% ($37,100)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 13.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Hardin County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,745 (1,147 living alone), Female householders: 3,523 (1,313 living alone)

• 3,641 spouses (3,621 opposite-sex spouses), 437 unmarried partners, (427 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,939 children (3,534 natural, 203 adopted, 217 stepchildren), 348 grandchildren, 178 brothers or sisters, 104 parents, 0 foster children, 179 other relatives, 238 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 841

Size of family households: 2,507 2-persons, 768 3-persons, 576 4-persons, 365 5-persons, 141 6-persons, 104 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,472 1-person, 347 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

2,151 married couples with children.
864 single-parent households (148 men, 716 women).

96.1% of residents of Hardin speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $124,733,000 ($6,872 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,382,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $54,820,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,640,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,965,000
Federal grants: $20,006,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,739,000 ($598,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,562,000 ($1,363,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,943,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,333,000
Federal Government insurance: $73,304,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-39 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.80 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Hardin County, Iowa
• 612014 or later
• 322010 to 2013
• 1582000 to 2009
• 4961990 to 1999
• 4991980 to 1989
• 1,1741970 to 1979
• 9491960 to 1969
• 9891950 to 1959
• 5351940 to 1949
• 3,2811939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Hardin County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hardin County, Iowa
• 121 room
• 02 rooms
• 1063 rooms
• 3364 rooms
• 8525 rooms
• 1,2236 rooms
• 9137 rooms
• 8148 rooms
• 1,1509+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hardin County, Iowa
• 111 room
• 812 rooms
• 3753 rooms
• 3504 rooms
• 3485 rooms
• 3376 rooms
• 1667 rooms
• 618 rooms
• 1299+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Hardin County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hardin County, Iowa
• 12no bedroom
• 1401 bedroom
• 1,3392 bedrooms
• 2,5133 bedrooms
• 1,1524 bedrooms
• 2365+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hardin County, Iowa
• 11no bedroom
• 5371 bedroom
• 6022 bedrooms
• 4473 bedrooms
• 2024 bedrooms
• 435+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Hardin County, Iowa in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Hardin County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 151no vehicle
• 1,2621 vehicle
• 2,2292 vehicles
• 1,1503 vehicles
• 3534 vehicles
• 2555+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Hardin County in renter-occupied apartments
• 243no vehicle
• 8791 vehicle
• 5852 vehicles
• 1223 vehicles
• 294 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

88.1% of Hardin County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Iowa.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 13,433
• Other state: 3,056
• Northeast: 215
• Midwest: 1,729
• South: 403
• West: 715

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 203
• Number of aged recipients: 21
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 182
• Number of recipients under 18: 34
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 129
• Number of recipients older than 64: 40
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 86
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 77