Hardin County vs. Hamilton County

	Hardin County (IA)	Hamilton County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16,868	14,952
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.8%	-4.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	17,534	15,673
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	17,534	15,673
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.0%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.0%	22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.0%	20.5%
Female persons, percent	49.8%	50.2%
White alone, percent	95.8%	94.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.5%	1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	2.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.5%	6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.7%	88.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,252	889
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.7%	3.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	8,170	7,194
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.1%	72.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$92,900	$101,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$956	$1,076
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$419	$417
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$595	$673
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	14.0%	15.7%
Building permits, 2018	9	43
Households, 2014-2018	7,175	6,315
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.27	2.36
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.7%	90.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.8%	7.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.7%	84.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.4%	74.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.6%	93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	19.8%	24.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.9%	8.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.3%	5.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.3%	65.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.1%	60.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,619	10,112
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,272,668	275,266
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,961,450	731,641
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	175,878	158,638
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,165	$10,339
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	18.1	18.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$53,872	$56,273
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,539	$28,706
Persons in poverty, percent	9.9%	8.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	560	384
Total employment, 2017	5,302	4,541
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	217,822	185,670
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-5.6%	0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,265	1,031
All firms, 2012	2,061	1,376
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,108	734
Women-owned firms, 2012	599	424
Minority-owned firms, 2012	51	41
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,883	1,277
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	239	164
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,638	1,150
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.0%	23.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	30.8	27.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	569.31	576.75

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Hardin county (IA) and Hamilton county (IA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.