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Population in 2022: 2,433 (0% urban, 100% rural).
Population change since 2000: +3.8%
 
Males: 1,233  (50.7%)
Females: 1,200  (49.3%)
Median resident age:

45.5 years
Kentucky median age:

39.4 years

Zip codes: 40144.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $51,947 (it was $26,447 in 2000)
Hardinsburg:

$51,947
KY:

$59,341

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $28,807 (it was $18,307 in 2000)

Hardinsburg city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $125,987 (it was $68,600 in 2000)
Hardinsburg:

$125,987
KY:

$196,300

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $261,835; detached houses: $263,176; mobile homes: $74,217

Median gross rent in 2022: $704.

March 2022 cost of living index in Hardinsburg: 80.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 18.1%
(17.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.5% for Black residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 19.3% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Hardinsburg, KY (2022)
    • 2,37395.6%White alone
    • 471.9%Black alone
    • 281.1%Two or more races
    • 40.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 50.2%Hispanic

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According to our research of Kentucky and other state lists, there were 19 registered sex offenders living in Hardinsburg, Kentucky as of April 19, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Hardinsburg is 117 to 1.


Crime rates in Hardinsburg by year

Type

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022
Murders
(per 100,000)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(42.6)		0
(0.0)
Rapes
(per 100,000)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(42.4)		2
(84.4)		1
(42.7)		1
(42.8)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(42.6)		1
(41.4)
Robberies
(per 100,000)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(41.4)
Assaults
(per 100,000)		2
(81.9)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(42.7)		1
(42.8)		1
(43.2)		1
(42.9)		1
(43.0)		1
(43.1)		2
(85.3)		1
(42.8)		1
(42.6)		2
(82.8)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)		3
(122.8)		2
(85.4)		5
(212.0)		4
(168.8)		9
(384.1)		6
(256.5)		7
(302.5)		3
(128.6)		7
(301.2)		8
(344.8)		15
(639.4)		7
(299.4)		1
(42.6)		6
(248.3)
Thefts
(per 100,000)		9
(368.4)		2
(85.4)		3
(127.2)		3
(126.6)		9
(384.1)		5
(213.8)		4
(172.9)		10
(428.8)		10
(430.3)		8
(344.8)		11
(468.9)		14
(598.8)		6
(255.8)		7
(289.7)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)		1
(40.9)		1
(42.7)		2
(84.8)		1
(42.2)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(43.2)		1
(42.9)		2
(86.1)		3
(129.3)		2
(85.3)		5
(213.9)		2
(85.3)		2
(82.8)
Arson
(per 100,000)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(42.2)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)
City-Data.com crime index43.012.860.687.884.969.340.238.253.856.987.470.6147.997.7

The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

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City-data.com crime index in Hardinsburg, KY

Crime rate in Hardinsburg detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 5 (5 officers - 5 male; 0 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.13
Kentucky average:

1.89
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Ancestries: American (33.5%), German (21.2%), English (19.7%), Irish (10.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), Italian (1.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/03/1890

Elevation: 714 feet

Land area: 3.56 square miles.

Population density: 683 people per square mile   (low).

Hardinsburg, Kentucky map

3 residents are foreign born

This city:

0.1%
Kentucky:

4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,170 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $900 (0.7%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Owensboro, KY (36.3 miles , pop. 54,067).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Louisville, KY (49.6 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (288.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

Cloverport, KY (3.2 miles ),
Irvington, KY (3.4 miles ),
Short Creek, KY (3.9 miles ),
Patesville, KY (4.0 miles ),
Fordsville, KY (4.2 miles ),
Cannelton, IN (4.3 miles ),
Hawesville, KY (4.3 miles ),
Ekron, KY (4.3 miles)

Latitude: 37.78 N, Longitude: 86.46 W

Area code: 270

Distribution of median household income in Hardinsburg, KY in 2022
Distribution of house value in Hardinsburg, KY in 2022
Hardinsburg satellite photo by USGS

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2021: 3 buildings, average cost: $125,000
  • 2020: 1 building, cost: $150,000
  • 2019: 3 buildings, average cost: $130,000
  • 2018: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2016: 1 building, cost: $90,000
  • 2015: 3 buildings, average cost: $96,300
  • 2014: 1 building, cost: $195,000
  • 2013: 2 buildings, average cost: $160,000
  • 2011: 4 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2010: 1 building, cost: $115,000
  • 2009: 3 buildings, average cost: $126,700
  • 2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $172,500
  • 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $122,000
  • 2005: 13 buildings, average cost: $98,500
  • 2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $103,900
  • 2003: 15 buildings, average cost: $50,100
  • 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $91,900
  • 2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $63,500
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $109,000
  • 1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $103,100
  • 1998: 13 buildings, average cost: $83,900
  • 1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $83,900
Number of permits per 10,000 Hardinsburg, KY residents
Average permit cost in Hardinsburg, KY
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.6%
Kentucky:

3.8%
Population change in the 1990s: +369 (+18.7%).
Most common industries in Hardinsburg, KY (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Educational services (14.5%)
  • Construction (8.0%)
  • Health care (6.8%)
  • Transportation equipment (6.5%)
  • Metal & metal products (6.2%)
  • Public administration (5.6%)
  • Accommodation & food services (4.5%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (12.7%)
  • Metal & metal products (11.3%)
  • Transportation equipment (9.9%)
  • Educational services (8.9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.6%)
  • Repair & maintenance (5.4%)
  • Public administration (3.5%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (20.0%)
  • Health care (11.8%)
  • Accommodation & food services (8.9%)
  • Public administration (7.8%)
  • Finance & insurance (6.8%)
  • Food & beverage stores (4.0%)
  • Apparel (3.5%)
Most common occupations in Hardinsburg, KY (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.2%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7.1%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.8%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.0%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.1%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4.0%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (2.8%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11.0%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.9%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.3%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.3%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.7%)
  • Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.0%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (11.3%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6.4%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.6%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.2%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (3.1%)

Average climate in Hardinsburg, Kentucky

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Hardinsburg, Kentucky environmental map by EPA

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI SO2
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2004 was 40.3. This is significantly better than average.

City:

40.3
U.S.:

72.6
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2004 was 6.92. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 18.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

6.92
U.S.:

1.51

Tornado activity:

Hardinsburg-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 55% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 5.2 miles away from the Hardinsburg city center killed 31 people and injured 270 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category F5 tornado 25.9 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 86 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Hardinsburg-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 156% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 90.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 90.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 73.8 miles away from Hardinsburg 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 106.0 miles away from Hardinsburg center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 140.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 89.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Breckinridge County (18) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 10, Floods: 8, Tornadoes: 8, Winter Storms: 4, Mudslides: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hardinsburg topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers in Hardinsburg:

  • BRECKINRIDGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Government - Local, provides emergency services, 1011 OLD HIGHWAY 60)
  • BRECKINRIDGE MEM. HOSP. HHA (207C FAIRGROUNDS ROAD)
  • BRECKINRIDGE MEMORIAL NURSING FACILITY (1011 OLD HIGHWAY 60)
  • MEDCO CENTER OF HARDINSBURG (101 FAIRGROUNDS ROAD)

Airports and heliports located in Hardinsburg:

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hardinsburg:

  • Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (about 33 miles; Elizabethtown, KY; Full-time enrollment: 3,762)
  • Owensboro Community and Technical College (about 35 miles; Owensboro, KY; FT enrollment: 2,754)
  • University of Louisville (about 49 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 16,640)
  • Jefferson Community and Technical College (about 51 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 7,950)
  • Bellarmine University (about 52 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 3,180)
  • Indiana University-Southeast (about 53 miles; New Albany, IN; FT enrollment: 5,050)
  • Sullivan University (about 53 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 5,129)

Public elementary/middle school in Hardinsburg:

Private elementary/middle school in Hardinsburg:

  • ST ROMUALD INTERPAROCHIAL SCHOOL (Students: 290, Location: 408 N HIGHWAY 259, Grades: PK-8)
See full list of schools located in Hardinsburg

Library in Hardinsburg:

  • BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $530,848; Location: 112 SOUTH MAIN STREET; 56,621 books; 672 audio materials; 1,506 video materials; 1 local licensed databases; 48 state licensed databases; 164 print serial subscriptions)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Hardinsburg: Hardinsburg Fire Department (A), Breck Central Emergency Medical Services (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Rough River Amusements- Inc. (Arcades & Amusements; Rural Route 3 Box 126-B).

Hotel: Breckinridge Inn & Apartments (1125 Old Highway 60).

Birthplace of: Percy Beard - Track and field athlete, Butch Beard - Basketball player-coach, Benjamin F. Loan - Union Army general.

Breckinridge County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Hardinsburg and their reported violations in the past:

CITY OF HARDINSBURG RO WTP (Population served: 13,312, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2008, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-05-2009), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-05-2009), St Public Notif received (MAR-04-2009), St Compliance achieved (OCT-26-2009)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 32 regular monitoring violations
Average household size:
This city:

2.3 people
Kentucky:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:

61.5%
Whole state:

66.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:

6.7%
Whole state:

6.4%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Hardinsburg in 2010:

  • 65 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 18 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 8 people in group homes intended for adults

People in group quarters in Hardinsburg in 2000:

  • 149 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 62 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 16 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Banks with branches in Hardinsburg (2011 data):

  • The Farmers Bank: Downtown Branch at 222 South Main Street, branch established on 1990/07/03; at 1119 Old Highway 60 East, branch established on 1902/01/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $96.3 mil, Deposits: $76.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Farmers Bancshares, Inc.
  • First State Bank: Hardinsburg Branch at 1017 Old Highway 60, branch established on 1970/10/01. Info updated 2007/08/20: Bank assets: $157.7 mil, Deposits: $140.0 mil, headquarters in Irvington, KY, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: First Breckinridge Bancshares, Inc.
  • The Cecilian Bank: U.S. 60 East & Bank Street Branch at U.S. 60 East & Bank Street, branch established on 1961/09/15. Info updated 2010/06/22: Bank assets: $481.2 mil, Deposits: $382.2 mil, headquarters in Cecilia, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: First Cecilian Bancorp, Inc.

For population 15 years and over in Hardinsburg:

Marital status in Hardinsburg, KY
  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 48.4%
  • Separated: 3.9%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 19.8%

For population 25 years and over in Hardinsburg:

  • High school or higher: 87.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.1%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.5 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

10.8
Kentucky average:

11.7

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Hardinsburg
Presidential Elections Results

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Religion statistics for Hardinsburg, KY (based on Breckinridge County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant6,22041
Catholic2,6225
Mainline Protestant1,69515
Other11
None9,521-
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. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 4
This county:

2.10 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

2.19 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Here:

0.53 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

0.74 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
Breckinridge County:

4.20 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

4.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 11
Here:

5.78 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

5.74 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Breckinridge County:

10.7%
State:

11.0%
Adult obesity rate:
Breckinridge County:

29.0%
Kentucky:

30.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Breckinridge County:

13.3%
Kentucky:

15.9%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

50.0%
Kentucky:

49.9%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Here:

46.2%
Kentucky:

47.0%

Average BMI:
Hardinsburg:

28.9
Kentucky:

28.6

People feeling badly about themselves:
Hardinsburg:

22.1%
Kentucky:

21.0%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Hardinsburg:

7.2%
State:

10.1%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Hardinsburg:

6.8
State:

6.8

Overweight people:
Hardinsburg:

32.6%
Kentucky:

33.8%

General health condition:
This city:

56.9%
State:

56.8%

Average condition of hearing:
This city:

77.1%
Kentucky:

78.9%

More about Health and Nutrition of Hardinsburg, KY Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 6$9,232$18,4640$0
Police Protection - Officers 5$10,816$25,9580$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$1,459
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$4,112
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$111
Totals for Government 11$20,049$21,87210$5,682

Hardinsburg government finances - Expenditure in 2021 (per resident):

  • Construction - Regular Highways: $48,000 ($19.73)
    Central Staff Services: $28,000 ($11.51)
    Water Utilities: $1,000 ($0.41)
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $3,182,000 ($1307.85)
    Sewerage: $537,000 ($220.72)
    Solid Waste Management: $425,000 ($174.68)
    Police Protection: $363,000 ($149.20)
    Regular Highways: $135,000 ($55.49)
    Central Staff Services: $112,000 ($46.03)
    Local Fire Protection: $71,000 ($29.18)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $34,000 ($13.97)
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $188,000 ($77.27)
    Local Fire Protection: $91,000 ($37.40)
    Police Protection: $24,000 ($9.86)
    Sewerage: $24,000 ($9.86)
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $572,000 ($235.10)
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $444,000 ($182.49)

Hardinsburg government finances - Revenue in 2021 (per resident):

  • Charges - Sewerage: $535,000 ($219.89)
    Solid Waste Management: $364,000 ($149.61)
    Other: $133,000 ($54.67)
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $221,000 ($90.83)
  • Local Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $324,000 ($133.17)
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $69,000 ($28.36)
    Interest Earnings: $31,000 ($12.74)
    Donations From Private Sources: $26,000 ($10.69)
    Sale of Property: $11,000 ($4.52)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,587,000 ($1474.31)
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $82,000 ($33.70)
    Other: $53,000 ($21.78)
  • Tax - Property: $642,000 ($263.87)
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $325,000 ($133.58)
    Public Utilities Sales: $44,000 ($18.08)
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $18,000 ($7.40)
    Motor Vehicle License: $4,000 ($1.64)
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000 ($0.82)
    Other License: $1,000 ($0.41)

Hardinsburg government finances - Debt in 2021 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,926,000 ($8600.90)
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,752,000 ($8118.37)
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,303,000 ($535.55)
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $129,000 ($53.02)

Hardinsburg government finances - Cash and Securities in 2021 (per resident):

  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,367,000 ($2205.92)
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,000 ($4.11)
Businesses in Hardinsburg, KY
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1Hardee's1
Advance Auto Parts1Long John Silver's1
Big O Tires1McDonald's1
Chevrolet1Pizza Hut1
Dairy Queen1Subway1
FedEx1U-Haul1
H&R Block1Walmart1

Strongest AM radio stations in Hardinsburg:

  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKCM (1160 AM; 2 kW; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVJS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
  • WTCJ (1230 AM; 1 kW; TELL CITY, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hardinsburg:

  • WXBC (104.3 FM; HARDINSBURG, KY; Owner: BRECKINRIDGE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WLME (102.9 FM; CANNELTON, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WULF (94.3 FM; HARDINSBURG, KY; Owner: SKYTOWER COMMUNICATIONS - 94.3, LLC)
  • WBFI (91.5 FM; MCDANIELS, KY; Owner: BETHEL FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WBKR (92.5 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
  • WTCJ-FM (105.7 FM; TELL CITY, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WASE (103.5 FM; RADCLIFF, KY; Owner: W & B BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKUE (90.9 FM; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WRVI (105.9 FM; VALLEY STATION, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WQXE (98.3 FM; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: SKYTOWER COMMUNICATIONS-E'TOWN, INC.)
  • WXCM (97.1 FM; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: WLME, INC.)
  • WMMG-FM (93.5 FM; BRANDENBURG, KY; Owner: MEADE COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLVK (105.5 FM; FORT KNOX, KY; Owner: BIG CAT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKHG (104.9 FM; LEITCHFIELD, KY; Owner: HERITAGE MEDIA OF KENTUCKY INC)
  • WRZI (101.5 FM; VINE GROVE, KY; Owner: ELIZABETHTOWN CBC, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Hardinsburg:

  • W24BW (Channel 24; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: GREATER LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WBKI-CA (Channel 28; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WKZT-TV (Channel 23; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
Hardinsburg fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
See more detailed statistics of Hardinsburg fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 11Number of bridges
  • 59ft / 18.1mTotal length
  • $105,000Total costs
  • 9,934Total average daily traffic
  • 571Total average daily truck traffic
  • 8,727Total future (year 2031) average daily traffic
New bridges in Hardinsburg, KY - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11930-1939
  • 31940-1949
  • 41950-1959
  • 11960-1969
  • 21990-1999
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Hardinsburg, KY
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Hardinsburg)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 63 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Hardinsburg, KY)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Hardinsburg)

FAA Registered Aircraft: 22 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Hardinsburg)

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 19. The highest number of reported fires - 40 took place in 2010, and the least - 5 in 2013. The data has an increasing trend.
    Fire incident types in Hardinsburg, KY When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (49.1%), and Outside Fires (33.9%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Hardinsburg, KY
    • 14249.1%Structure Fires
    • 9833.9%Outside Fires
    • 4013.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 93.1%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Hardinsburg, KY
Most common first names in Hardinsburg, KY among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary7979.9 years
William5974.1 years
John5175.9 years
James5073.3 years
Charles3571.6 years
Robert3274.2 years
Margaret2379.7 years
Paul2275.5 years
Anna2079.8 years
Helen1773.4 years
Most common last names in Hardinsburg, KY among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Dowell3878.9 years
Miller3273.1 years
Basham2178.6 years
Smith2170.1 years
Henning2178.4 years
Mattingly1979.8 years
Hinton1974.0 years
Brown1970.6 years
Robbins1879.8 years
Stinnett1676.1 years
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Hardinsburg, KY
  • 58.3%Utility gas
  • 27.7%Electricity
  • 8.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.2%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Hardinsburg, KY
  • 55.5%Electricity
  • 44.5%Utility gas


Hardinsburg compared to Kentucky state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

Hardinsburg on our top lists:

  • #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped (population 1,000+)"
  • #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups) (population 1,000+)"
  • #100 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other noninstitutional group quarters (population 1,000+)"
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