Hardin County, IA Population

Overview

16,997

Total Population

44.7

Median age

49.56%

Female population %

101.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

59.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

781

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Hardin County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hardin County is 44.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hardin County's population under 18 was 19.87%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hardin County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.97% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hardin County, 15.29% were under the age of 15, 17.86% aged 15 to 29, 44.88% aged 30 to 64, 18.02% aged 65 to 84, and 3.95% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 149 less females than males in Hardin County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.56% females and 50.44% males in Hardin County, IA.
The Hardin County, IA gender ratio is 101.8:100 i.e. 101.8 men to 100 women (1.018).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 730.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 710.

Hardin County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hardin County population: 93.42% are White, 1.14% are Black or African American, 1.62% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.82% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.79% are some other race and 2.17% are multiracial.
Hardin County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 781 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,216 (95.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hardin County is White with a population of 15,879 (93.42% of the total population).

Hardin County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 18,799 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Hardin County's population decreased by 1,256 (6.68%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hardin County's population decreased by 723 (4.12%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hardin County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 16,567.