2022 population: 19,600 ( 1,401 from 2010 , 319 from 2020)
Land area: 412.6 square miles
Population density: 47.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	17,904	91.35%	6.8%
Black:	812	4.14%	8.0%
Indian:	42	0.21%	40.0%
Asian:	98	0.50%	164.9%
2+ races:	322	1.64%	63.5%
Hispanic:	422	2.15%	61.7%

Total non-White:	1,696	8.65%	18.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	562	14.6
Deaths:	603	15.6
Net Migration:	359	9.3
Net Immigration:	2	0.1

Change in White population:	1,133	6.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	268	1.5

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
18,199
16,771	92.15%
883	4.85%
30	0.16%
37	0.20%
197	1.08%
261	1.43%
1,428	7.85%

2000
17,445
16,047	91.99%
1,069	6.13%
37	0.21%
23	0.13%
112	0.64%
150	0.86%
1,398	8.01%

1990
14,890
13,754	92.37%
1,054	7.08%
30	0.20%
22	0.15%
n/a
30	0.20%
1,136	7.63%

1980
15,402
14,074	91.38%
1,207	7.84%
8	0.05%
8	0.05%
n/a
105	0.68%
1,328	8.62%

1970
13,980
12,516	89.53%
1,450	10.37%
9	0.06%
5	0.04%
n/a
0	0.00%
1,464	10.47%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,160	12.4
1,778	10.2
601	3.4
71	0.4

724	4.2
30	0.2

Number	Rate
1990's
2,189	14.7
1,797	12.1
2,077	13.9
3	0.0

2,293	15.4
262	1.8

Number	Rate
1980's
1,968	12.8
1,669	10.8
-685	-4.4
n/a

-320	-2.1
-192	-1.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
634	4.5
n/a

1,558	11.1
-136	-1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Hart County, KY

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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
40.3
4,734	24.2%
14,866	75.8%
3,249	16.6%

7,199
2.65

4,699	65.3%
3,481	74.1%
500	10.6%
2,500	34.7%

2010
Number	Percent
40.1
4,545	25.0%
13,654	75.0%
2,713	14.9%

7,097
2.53

4,928	69.4%
3,817	77.5%
399	8.1%
2,169	30.6%

2000
Number	Percent
37.0
4,478	25.7%
12,967	74.3%
2,408	13.8%

6,761
2.54

4,829	71.4%
3,870	80.1%
395	8.2%
1,932	28.6%

1990
Number	Percent
34.9
3,898	26.2%
10,992	73.8%
2,268	15.2%

5,790
2.56

4,429	76.5%
3,709	83.7%
282	6.4%
1,361	23.5%

1980
Number	Percent
31.8
4,591	29.8%
10,811	70.2%
2,030	13.2%

5,429
2.83

4,388	80.8%
3,808	86.8%
254	5.8%
1,041	19.2%

2022 Housing Data for Hart County, KY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	561	7.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	637	8.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	453	6.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	532	7.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	401	5.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	330	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	360	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	295	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	298	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	483	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	631	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,127	15.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	454	6.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	204	2.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	184	2.6%
$200,000 or more	249	3.5%

Median Household Income	45,561
Per Capita Income	23,837

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	90
Compared to U.S.	72

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	651	9.0%
Public Assistance	120	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,318	18.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	7,189	61.9%
Unemployed	273	2.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	7,462	64.2%
Not in Labor Force	4,160	35.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,932	2,733	51.8%
Non-Profit	143	204	41.2%
Self-Employed	644	375	63.2%

Local Government	225	240	48.4%
State Government	73	131	35.8%
Federal Government	57	38	60.0%

Total Private + Self	3,576	3,108	53.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	498	613	44.8%
Total	4,074	3,721	52.3%

Pct. Govt.	9.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	709	9.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,378	17.5%
Professional, Technical	1,064	13.5%
Service Occupations	1,748	22.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	114	1.4%
All others	2,993	37.9%

White Collar		39.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,876	23.8%
Accommodation and food services	866	11.0%
Health care and social assistance	838	10.6%
Retail trade	675	8.6%
Construction	610	7.7%
Transportation and warehousing	534	6.8%
Educational services	522	6.6%
Other services	430	5.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	333	4.2%
Finance and insurance	249	3.2%
Public administration	222	2.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	214	2.7%
Wholesale trade	110	1.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	106	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	100	1.3%
Information	79	1.0%
Utilities	73	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	33	0.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	22	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	270	1.40%
Puerto Rican	62	0.32%
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	61	0.32%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	64	0.33%
Filipino	19	0.10%
Korean	19	0.10%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	16,996	94.1%
German, other Germanic	915	5.1%
Chinese	56	0.3%
Spanish	50	0.3%
Other Asian	35	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	15	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	2,974	15.4%
English	2,194	11.3%
German	2,121	11.0%
Irish	1,739	9.0%
Swiss	257	1.3%
Scottish	251	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	232	1.2%
European	206	1.1%
Pennsylvania German	131	0.7%
Dutch	98	0.5%
British	77	0.4%
Italian	72	0.4%
French	71	0.4%
Welsh	58	0.3%
Polish	51	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	19,269	99.6%
Not a citizen	76	0.4%

Native	19,162	99.1%
Foreign-born	183	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,150	8.8%	1,663	12.8%	5,698	43.8%	3,143	24.1%	821	6.3%	546	4.2%
Average years of education: 12.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,150	8.8%
9-12 Years	1,663	12.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,698	43.8%
Some College	3,143	24.1%
Bach. Degree	821	6.3%
Grad Degree	546	4.2%
Average years of education: 12.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,799	6,364	435	6.4%	6.0%
1991	7,113	6,450	663	9.3%	7.3%
1992	7,192	6,694	498	6.9%	6.9%
1993	7,288	6,848	440	6.0%	6.2%
1994	7,583	7,249	334	4.4%	5.4%
1995	7,802	7,301	501	6.4%	5.4%
1996	7,906	7,409	497	6.3%	5.4%
1997	7,854	7,360	494	6.3%	5.2%
1998	7,967	7,557	410	5.1%	4.5%
1999	7,934	7,525	409	5.2%	4.5%

2000	7,637	7,280	357	4.7%	4.1%
2001	7,742	7,322	420	5.4%	5.2%
2002	7,802	7,378	424	5.4%	5.8%
2003	7,907	7,413	494	6.2%	6.2%
2004	7,705	7,293	412	5.3%	5.5%
2005	7,783	7,281	502	6.4%	5.9%
2006	7,953	7,451	502	6.3%	5.7%
2007	8,150	7,718	432	5.3%	5.4%
2008	8,268	7,719	549	6.6%	6.5%
2009	8,352	7,452	900	10.8%	10.8%

2010	8,152	7,294	858	10.5%	10.3%
2011	8,217	7,408	809	9.8%	9.4%
2012	8,142	7,464	678	8.3%	8.2%
2013	8,059	7,427	632	7.8%	7.9%
2014	7,821	7,329	492	6.3%	6.4%
2015	7,665	7,275	390	5.1%	5.2%
2016	7,903	7,534	369	4.7%	5.0%
2017	8,087	7,737	350	4.3%	4.8%
2018	8,036	7,724	312	3.9%	4.2%
2019	7,938	7,573	365	4.6%	4.1%

2020	7,694	7,198	496	6.4%	6.6%
2021	7,649	7,329	320	4.2%	4.4%
2022	7,683	7,381	302	3.9%	3.9%
2023	7,525	7,194	331	4.4%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	8,841
Median Value	$115,500

Occupied	7,199	81.4%
Vacant	1,642	18.6%

Owned	5,306	73.7%
Rented	1,893	26.3%
Median Rent	$658

Single-Family Units	6,511	73.6%
Detached	6,468	73.2%
Attached	43	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	376	4.3%
Mobile Homes	1,568	17.7%

Hart County, KY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hart County, KY

2022 Housing Data for Hart County, KY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hart County, KY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hart County, KY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hart County, KY

Historical Labor Force Data for Hart County, KY