County population in 2014: 31,796 (45% urban, 55% rural); it was 31,945 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 5,253 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,066 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 8,730 Renter-occupied apartments: 3,443 (it was 3,233 in 2000)
% of renters here:
27%
State:
32%
Land area: 470 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 68 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Hardin County: 83.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,262 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,038 (1.2%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 18.7%
(18.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 51.9% for Black residents, 25.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 85.6% for other race residents, 29.0% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 17.6%
Hardin County:
17.6%
Ohio:
14.8%
(16.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 49.1% for Black residents, 24.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 90.8% for other race residents, 27.3% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 35 years old
(Males: 33 years old, Females: 36 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 36 years old, Black residents: 32 years old, American Indian residents: 4 years old, Asian residents: 35 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24 years old, Other race residents: 25 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hardin County is $454 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.
Current college students: 3,395 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 304 (54% naturalized citizens)
Hardin County:
1.0%
Whole state:
3.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 69
1990 to 1994: 14
1985 to 1989: 49
1980 to 1984: 39
1975 to 1979: 7
1970 to 1974: 23
1970 to 1974: 13
1965 to 1969: 90
Note: State values scaled to Hardin County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.7%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 9,501
One, attached: 175
Two: 634
3 or 4: 534
5 to 9: 313
10 to 19: 268
20 or more: 241
Mobile homes: 1,236
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Housing units in Hardin County with a mortgage: 4,245 (486 second mortgage, 339 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,331
Here:
64.6% with mortgage
State:
69.3% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Hardin County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
5,769
32
Evangelical Protestant
3,898
38
Catholic
1,800
2
Black Protestant
61
1
Other
-
1
None
20,530
-
Hardin County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 4
Hardin County:
1.26 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.31 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:
0.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
This county:
1.88 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:
1.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
Hardin County:
3.45 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:
2.93 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 11
This county:
3.45 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.25 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Hardin County:
9.9%
Ohio:
10.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Hardin County:
29.6%
State:
29.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
13.4%
State:
11.9%
Agriculture in Hardin County:
Average size of farms: 293 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $113,479 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $165.21 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 64.13% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $80,054 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 84.21% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $88,055 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.67% Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.13 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 16.05% Corn for grain: 67247 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 18036 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 111850 harvested acres Land in orchards: 59 acres
Earthquake activity:
Hardin County-area historical earthquake activity is near Ohio state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 171.0 miles away from Hardin County center On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 178.9 miles away from the county center On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 144.9 miles away from the county center On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 39.0 miles away from the county center On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 273.0 miles away from Hardin County center On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 258.9 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Ohio Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 02, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4077: August 20, 2012, FEMA Id: 4077, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
Ohio Snow, Incident Period: March 07, 2008 to March 09, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3286: April 24, 2008, FEMA Id: 3286, Natural disaster type: Snow
Ohio Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: August 20, 2007 to August 28, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1720: August 27, 2007, FEMA Id: 1720, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Ohio Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3250: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3250, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Ohio Severe Winter Storms, Flooding and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 22, 2004 to February 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1580: February 15, 2005, FEMA Id: 1580, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
Ohio Snow, Incident Period: December 22, 2004 to December 24, 2004, Emergency Declared EM-3198: January 11, 2005, FEMA Id: 3198, Natural disaster type: Snow
Ohio Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 26, 1978, Emergency Declared EM-3055: January 26, 1978, FEMA Id: 3055, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
Ohio Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 02, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3029: February 02, 1977, FEMA Id: 3029, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
The number of natural disasters in Hardin County (8) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3 Emergencies Declared: 5
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
Sales and related occupations (12%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (11%)
Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Production occupations (9%)
Personal care and service occupations (7%)
Management occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Other Eastern Europe (9%)
Korea (9%)
Germany (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
Other Western Asia (8%)
Mexico (7%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Hardin County (%):
German (33%)
United States or American (23%)
English (11%)
Irish (8%)
Italian (3%)
Dutch (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 11,061 (77%)
Carpooled: 1,562 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 57 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 8 (0%)
Ferryboat: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 14 (0%)
Bicycle: 36 (0%)
Walked: 974 (7%)
Other means: 50 (0%)
Worked at home: 622 (4%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Hardin County, Ohio in 2000:
1,621 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
223 people in nursing homes
34 people in other group homes
17 people in homes for the mentally retarded
14 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
4 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
2 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
People in group quarters in Hardin County, Ohio in 2010:
2,038 people in college/university student housing
212 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
9 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $43,062.
4.89% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($31,055 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.89%
Ohio average:
4.72%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.69% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($23,886 average AGI)
1.20% relocated from other states ($7,169 average AGI)
Hardin County:
1.20%
Ohio average:
1.60%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
5.87% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($29,599 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.87%
Ohio average:
5.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.49% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($22,903 average AGI)
1.38% relocated to other states ($6,697 average AGI)
Hardin County:
1.38%
Ohio average:
2.02%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Hardin County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,950 (4,192 aged, 758 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 545 (7%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Hardin County, Ohio in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (733)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (395)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (331)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (174)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (140)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (138)
Pneumonia, unspecified (114)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (108)
Unspecified dementia (91)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.11 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4,753 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 78 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 37,350
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,224 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,040 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 19 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 66
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 108.1. This is less than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 29,799
In family households: 24,989 (5,981 male householders, 1,969 female householders)
6,160 spouses, 8,828 children (7,990 natural, 208 adopted, 630 stepchildren), 645 grandchildren, 150 brothers or sisters, 129 parents, 221 other relatives, 776 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,810 (1,811 male householders (1,389 living alone)), 2,001 female householders (1,757 living alone)), 998 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,259 (212 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,601 2-persons, 1,741 3-persons, 1,442 4-persons, 689 5-persons, 266 6-persons, 211 7-or-more-persons.
5,484 married couples with children.
1,617 single-parent households (450 men, 1,167 women).
96.0% of residents of Hardin County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (44% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 38% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $133,029,000 ($4,135 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $11,417,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $43,136,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,555,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,049,000 Federal grants: $25,981,000 Federal procurement contracts: $8,349,000 ($7,153,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $6,959,000 ($2,181,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $405,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,624,000 Federal Government insurance: $43,042,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,032
Here:
63 per 1000 residents
State:
69 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,629
Here:
51 per 1000 residents
State:
50 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +55
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+7 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -334
Here:
-10 per 1000 residents
State:
-15 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Hardin County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.39 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Note: State values scaled to Hardin County population
no vehicle: 436
1 vehicle: 2,153
2 vehicles: 3,753
3 vehicles: 1,644
4 vehicles: 550
5+ vehicles: 194
no vehicle: 436
1 vehicle: 1,545
2 vehicles: 980
3 vehicles: 194
4 vehicles: 68
5+ vehicles: 10
58% of Hardin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Ohio.
Hardin County:
57.8%
State average:
58.2%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 27,242
Northeast: 629
Midwest: 1,439
South: 1,908
West: 331
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $63,600
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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