Overview
3,700
Total Population
53.3
Median age
47.35%
Female population %
111.2:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
65-69 years
Largest age group
68.3
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
57
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Hardin County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Hardin County is 53.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Hardin County's population under 18 was 13.81%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Hardin County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Hardin County, 11.30% were under the age of 15, 14.38% aged 15 to 29, 45.05% aged 30 to 64, 25.84% aged 65 to 84, and 3.43% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 196 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 47.35% females and 52.65% males in Hardin County, IL.
- The Hardin County, IL gender ratio is 111.2:100 i.e. 111.2 men to 100 women (1.112).
- For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 218.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 202.
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Race / Ethnicity
Hardin County's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Hardin County population: 96.73% are White, 1.51% are Black or African American and 1.76% are multiracial.
- Hardin County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
- By ethnicity, 57 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,643 (98.46% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Hardin County is White with a population of 3,579 (96.73% of the total population).
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Year by year
Hardin County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 4,754 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Hardin County's population decreased by 438 (9.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Hardin County's population decreased by 675 (15.64%), 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 3,597.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)