2022 population: 3,597 ( 723 from 2010 , 50 from 2020)
Land area: 177.4 square miles
Population density: 20.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,346	93.02%	19.8%
Black:	37	1.03%	184.6%
Indian:	29	0.81%	11.5%
Asian:	24	0.67%	11.1%
2+ races:	68	1.89%	151.9%
Hispanic:	93	2.59%	66.1%

Total non-White:	251	6.98%	68.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	70	9.6
Deaths:	162	22.2
Net Migration:	46	6.3
Net Immigration:	-2	-0.3

Change in White population:	-825	-19.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	102	2.4

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
4,320
4,171	96.55%
13	0.30%
26	0.60%
27	0.62%
27	0.62%
56	1.30%
149	3.45%

2000
4,800
4,554	94.88%
132	2.75%
2	0.04%
30	0.62%
31	0.65%
51	1.06%
246	5.12%

1990
5,189
5,067	97.65%
69	1.33%
36	0.69%
0	0.00%
n/a
17	0.33%
122	2.35%

1980
5,383
5,378	99.91%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
5	0.09%
5	0.09%

1970
4,914
4,892	99.55%
14	0.28%
8	0.16%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
22	0.45%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
404	8.4
596	12.4
-290	-6.0
62	1.3

-383	-8.0
-97	-2.0

Number	Rate
1990's
490	9.4
710	13.7
-96	-1.9
13	0.3

-513	-9.9
124	2.4

Number	Rate
1980's
618	11.5
723	13.4
-31	-0.6
n/a

-311	-5.8
117	2.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
374	7.6
n/a

486	9.9
-17	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Hardin County, IL

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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
53.9
506	14.1%
3,091	85.9%
1,136	31.6%

1,480
2.42

927	62.6%
719	77.6%
57	6.1%
553	37.4%

2010
Number	Percent
46.3
876	20.3%
3,444	79.7%
878	20.3%

1,915
2.25

1,234	64.4%
974	78.9%
98	7.9%
681	35.6%

2000
Number	Percent
42.0
983	20.5%
3,817	79.5%
894	18.6%

1,965
2.32

1,359	69.2%
1,113	81.9%
109	8.0%
606	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
37.7
1,243	24.0%
3,946	76.0%
912	17.6%

2,055
2.41

1,480	72.0%
1,211	81.8%
114	7.7%
575	28.0%

1980
Number	Percent
35.3
1,447	26.9%
3,936	73.1%
898	16.7%

2,095
2.55

1,557	74.3%
1,356	87.1%
94	6.0%
538	25.7%

2022 Housing Data for Hardin County, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	61	4.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	143	9.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	50	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	36	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	117	7.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	118	8.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	30	2.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	82	5.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	83	5.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	108	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	214	14.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	176	11.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	43	2.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	120	8.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	66	4.5%
$200,000 or more	33	2.2%

Median Household Income	53,026
Per Capita Income	31,928

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	88
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	147	9.9%
Public Assistance	33	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	240	16.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,122	54.3%
Unemployed	33	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,155	55.9%
Not in Labor Force	913	44.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		45.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	403	322	55.6%
Non-Profit	32	189	14.5%
Self-Employed	42	16	72.4%

Local Government	76	52	59.4%
State Government	24	4	85.7%
Federal Government	50	20	71.4%

Total Private + Self	445	338	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	182	265	40.7%
Total	627	603	51.0%

Pct. Govt.	18.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	126	10.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	132	10.7%
Professional, Technical	341	27.7%
Service Occupations	224	18.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	1.1%
All others	407	33.1%

White Collar		48.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	386	31.4%
Retail trade	145	11.8%
Manufacturing	97	7.9%
Educational services	92	7.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	80	6.5%
Transportation and warehousing	73	5.9%
Public administration	62	5.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	55	4.5%
Construction	52	4.2%
Accommodation and food services	42	3.4%
Finance and insurance	40	3.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	34	2.8%
Other services	25	2.0%
Utilities	18	1.5%
Wholesale trade	10	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	0.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	38	1.04%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

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

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,557	99.6%
Spanish	15	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	892	24.3%
English	837	22.8%
Irish	498	13.6%
American	183	5.0%
Scotch-Irish	168	4.6%
Dutch	102	2.8%
Scottish	51	1.4%
Polish	50	1.4%
Swedish	47	1.3%
Scandinavian	29	0.8%
Russian	27	0.7%
French	22	0.6%
Jamaican	12	0.3%
Danish	9	0.2%
Italian	9	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,655	99.7%
Not a citizen	10	0.3%

Native	3,653	99.7%
Foreign-born	12	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
169	5.7%	210	7.0%	1,137	38.1%	1,111	37.2%	201	6.7%	158	5.3%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	169	5.7%
9-12 Years	210	7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,137	38.1%
Some College	1,111	37.2%
Bach. Degree	201	6.7%
Grad Degree	158	5.3%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,943	1,782	161	8.3%	6.3%
1991	1,970	1,833	137	7.0%	7.3%
1992	1,986	1,822	164	8.3%	7.9%
1993	1,980	1,790	190	9.6%	7.5%
1994	1,916	1,764	152	7.9%	5.8%
1995	1,866	1,745	121	6.5%	5.2%
1996	1,899	1,670	229	12.1%	5.3%
1997	1,863	1,681	182	9.8%	4.8%
1998	1,903	1,782	121	6.4%	4.5%
1999	1,882	1,765	117	6.2%	4.4%

2000	1,953	1,829	124	6.3%	4.4%
2001	1,917	1,785	132	6.9%	5.4%
2002	1,931	1,783	148	7.7%	6.6%
2003	1,906	1,739	167	8.8%	6.7%
2004	1,879	1,720	159	8.5%	6.2%
2005	1,768	1,630	138	7.8%	5.7%
2006	1,756	1,627	129	7.3%	4.6%
2007	1,706	1,566	140	8.2%	5.1%
2008	1,711	1,550	161	9.4%	6.5%
2009	1,755	1,561	194	11.1%	10.2%

2010	1,791	1,596	195	10.9%	10.5%
2011	1,749	1,560	189	10.8%	9.8%
2012	1,728	1,545	183	10.6%	9.0%
2013	1,732	1,536	196	11.3%	9.1%
2014	1,639	1,495	144	8.8%	7.2%
2015	1,531	1,401	130	8.5%	6.0%
2016	1,400	1,269	131	9.4%	5.9%
2017	1,351	1,249	102	7.5%	5.0%
2018	1,334	1,235	99	7.4%	4.4%
2019	1,307	1,225	82	6.3%	4.0%

2020	1,289	1,171	118	9.2%	9.5%
2021	1,364	1,268	96	7.0%	6.1%
2022	1,439	1,365	74	5.1%	4.6%
2023	1,443	1,363	80	5.5%	4.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,263
Median Value	$90,600

Occupied	1,480	65.4%
Vacant	783	34.6%

Owned	1,186	80.1%
Rented	294	19.9%
Median Rent	$318

Single-Family Units	1,683	74.4%
Detached	1,673	73.9%
Attached	10	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	404	17.9%

Hardin County, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hardin County, IL

2022 Housing Data for Hardin County, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hardin County, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hardin County, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hardin County, IL

Historical Labor Force Data for Hardin County, IL