Hardin County, Ohio

Hardin County has a population of 30,475 and has shrunk 2.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $151,200, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $62,484.

Home price
$151,200
Income
$62,484
Population
30,475
Unemployment
4.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$151,200county
Median gross rent$793county
Median year homes here were built1969county
Share of homes built before 198066.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,405(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$811county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,230county
Home insurance / yr$2,118(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.3(statewide)
Median household income$62,484county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate17.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.8%county
Unemployment rate4.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.7%county
Share of workers employed by government15.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.4%county
Economic output per resident$44,802county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.05%county
Top state income tax2.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.29%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service61 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport624995county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station66 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.6%county
Traffic deaths13.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.6%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment4050county
Students per full-time teacher15.6county
Free lunch eligible67.6%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools2county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution10 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians29county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.0%county
Frequent mental distress23.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population30,475county
Land area in square miles470county
People per square mile of land64.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store11.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract26.3%county
Population change since 2020-2.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age35.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.1%county
Share of households that are one person28.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.0%county
Second languages5.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls30.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents231county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in694county
Households that moved away674county
Average income of arriving households$44,640county
Average income of departing households$44,444county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year24county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.87 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F17 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing119 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days185 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 21county
Average first fall frostOct 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$178county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh16.4¢county
Household electricity use999 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity23.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas45.9%county
Homes heated by propane23.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.1%county
Homes heated by wood4.4%county
Households with broadband85.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk40.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk26.4county
Hail risk58.9county
Earthquake risk48.9county
Tornado risk36.3county
Tropical cyclone risk43.6county
Extreme heat risk23.5county
Winter weather risk48.6county
Strong wind risk55.8county
Wildfire risk1.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Hardin County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Ohio figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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