2022 population: 14,192 ( 167 from 2010 , 106 from 2020)
Land area: 582.3 square miles
Population density: 24.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	12,703	89.51%	1.8%
Black:	454	3.20%	38.8%
Indian:	30	0.21%	25.0%
Asian:	127	0.89%	10.6%
2+ races:	233	1.64%	115.7%
Hispanic:	645	4.54%	34.9%

Total non-White:	1,489	10.49%	36.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	328	11.5
Deaths:	481	16.8
Net Migration:	17	0.6
Net Immigration:	26	0.9

Change in White population:	-233	-1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	400	2.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
14,025
12,936	92.24%
327	2.33%
24	0.17%
142	1.01%
108	0.77%
478	3.41%
1,089	7.76%

2000
12,669
12,225	96.50%
230	1.82%
20	0.16%
17	0.13%
77	0.61%
84	0.66%
444	3.50%

1990
10,977
10,711	97.58%
211	1.92%
21	0.19%
7	0.06%
n/a
27	0.25%
266	2.42%

1980
10,030
9,735	97.06%
195	1.94%
16	0.16%
2	0.02%
n/a
82	0.82%
295	2.94%

1970
8,855
8,625	97.40%
214	2.42%
7	0.08%
9	0.10%
n/a
0	0.00%
230	2.60%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,392	11.0
1,290	10.2
888	7.0
8	0.1

711	5.6
645	5.1

Number	Rate
1990's
1,418	12.9
1,258	11.5
978	8.9
18	0.2

1,514	13.8
178	1.6

Number	Rate
1980's
1,289	12.9
1,095	10.9
815	8.1
n/a

976	9.7
-29	-0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
703	7.9
n/a

1,110	12.5
65	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Hardy County, WV

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.2
2,906	20.5%
11,286	79.5%
3,280	23.1%

5,740
2.47

3,715	64.7%
2,906	78.2%
175	4.7%
2,025	35.3%

2010
Number	Percent
42.8
3,009	21.5%
11,016	78.5%
2,329	16.6%

5,818
2.40

3,900	67.0%
3,023	77.5%
317	8.1%
1,918	33.0%

2000
Number	Percent
38.8
2,962	23.4%
9,707	76.6%
1,877	14.8%

5,208
2.42

3,566	68.5%
2,937	82.4%
225	6.3%
1,642	31.5%

1990
Number	Percent
36.1
2,640	24.1%
8,337	75.9%
1,684	15.3%

4,281
2.55

3,190	74.5%
2,721	85.3%
155	4.9%
1,091	25.5%

1980
Number	Percent
32.5
2,775	27.7%
7,255	72.3%
1,384	13.8%

3,565
2.81

2,821	79.1%
2,362	83.7%
162	5.7%
744	20.9%

2022 Housing Data for Hardy County, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	315	5.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	303	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	170	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	383	6.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	247	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	292	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	301	5.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	419	7.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	482	8.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	436	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	668	11.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	578	10.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	533	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	220	3.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	196	3.4%
$200,000 or more	197	3.4%

Median Household Income	49,205
Per Capita Income	30,667

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	94
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	239	4.2%
Public Assistance	506	8.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	957	16.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,728	71.4%
Unemployed	256	3.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	5,984	74.6%
Not in Labor Force	2,036	25.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,265	1,930	54.0%
Non-Profit	170	150	53.1%
Self-Employed	555	308	64.3%

Local Government	182	310	37.0%
State Government	125	243	34.0%
Federal Government	88	62	58.7%

Total Private + Self	2,820	2,238	55.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	565	765	42.5%
Total	3,385	3,003	53.0%

Pct. Govt.	15.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	949	14.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,164	18.2%
Professional, Technical	836	13.1%
Service Occupations	1,127	17.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	83	1.3%
All others	2,330	36.4%

White Collar		46.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,465	22.9%
Retail trade	902	14.1%
Health care and social assistance	654	10.2%
Educational services	495	7.7%
Construction	423	6.6%
Accommodation and food services	369	5.8%
Transportation and warehousing	369	5.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	309	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	307	4.8%
Public administration	260	4.1%
Wholesale trade	178	2.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	175	2.7%
Finance and insurance	172	2.7%
Other services	161	2.5%
Information	60	0.9%
Utilities	32	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	30	0.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	18	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	16	0.2%
Management	11	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	141	0.99%
Puerto Rican	496	3.48%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	1	0.01%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	1	0.01%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	32	0.22%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	13,221	98.3%
Spanish	206	1.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	15	0.1%
German, other Germanic	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,022	21.2%
American	1,254	8.8%
Irish	1,042	7.3%
English	921	6.5%
Italian	340	2.4%
Welsh	322	2.3%
Scottish	310	2.2%
Dutch	198	1.4%
European	119	0.8%
French	87	0.6%
Belgian	73	0.5%
African	61	0.4%
British	53	0.4%
Polish	47	0.3%
Haitian	43	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	14,150	99.3%
Not a citizen	99	0.7%

Native	14,144	99.3%
Foreign-born	105	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
496	4.8%	915	8.8%	4,953	47.5%	2,513	24.1%	782	7.5%	772	7.4%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	496	4.8%
9-12 Years	915	8.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,953	47.5%
Some College	2,513	24.1%
Bach. Degree	782	7.5%
Grad Degree	772	7.4%
Average years of education: 12.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	5,455	5,139	316	5.8%	8.6%
1991	5,393	4,931	462	8.6%	10.6%
1992	5,640	5,261	379	6.7%	11.2%
1993	6,546	6,242	304	4.6%	10.3%
1994	6,778	6,465	313	4.6%	8.8%
1995	6,878	6,570	308	4.5%	8.0%
1996	6,800	6,517	283	4.2%	7.7%
1997	6,840	6,564	276	4.0%	7.0%
1998	6,878	6,586	292	4.2%	6.7%
1999	7,246	6,966	280	3.9%	6.5%

2000	6,600	6,343	257	3.9%	5.6%
2001	6,745	6,481	264	3.9%	5.4%
2002	6,951	6,638	313	4.5%	6.5%
2003	6,975	6,635	340	4.9%	6.6%
2004	6,860	6,560	300	4.4%	5.8%
2005	7,006	6,720	286	4.1%	5.5%
2006	7,251	6,952	299	4.1%	5.2%
2007	7,159	6,842	317	4.4%	4.8%
2008	6,818	6,481	337	4.9%	4.7%
2009	6,733	6,087	646	9.6%	8.3%

2010	5,703	5,041	662	11.6%	8.7%
2011	5,685	5,104	581	10.2%	7.8%
2012	5,565	4,994	571	10.3%	7.2%
2013	5,458	4,945	513	9.4%	6.7%
2014	5,400	4,952	448	8.3%	6.5%
2015	5,533	5,129	404	7.3%	6.6%
2016	5,736	5,409	327	5.7%	6.1%
2017	5,933	5,641	292	4.9%	5.2%
2018	5,833	5,515	318	5.5%	5.2%
2019	5,819	5,519	300	5.2%	4.9%

2020	5,865	5,445	420	7.2%	8.3%
2021	5,631	5,350	281	5.0%	5.1%
2022	5,697	5,467	230	4.0%	3.9%
2023	5,783	5,532	251	4.3%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	8,175
Median Value	$153,300

Occupied	5,740	70.2%
Vacant	2,435	29.8%

Owned	4,445	77.4%
Rented	1,295	22.6%
Median Rent	$832

Single-Family Units	6,402	78.3%
Detached	6,271	76.7%
Attached	131	1.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	202	2.5%
Mobile Homes	1,426	17.4%

Hardy County, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hardy County, WV

2022 Housing Data for Hardy County, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hardy County, WV

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hardy County, WV

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hardy County, WV

Historical Labor Force Data for Hardy County, WV