Moving to Hardin, Kentucky

Population: 564. Estimated population in July 2024: 570 (+1.1% change)
Males: 253 (44.9%), Females: 311 (55.1%)

Marshall County

Zip code: 42048

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $20,833
Median house value: $50,000

Population by Race

Races in Hardin:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (34.8%), Irish (8.5%), German (7.3%), English (6.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%), Subsaharan African (1.1%).

Elevation: 418 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Map of Hardin, KY

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hardin

  • High school or higher: 62.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
  • Unemployed: 10.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hardin city

  • Never married: 20.3%
  • Now married: 49.9%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 12.7%
  • Divorced: 14.3%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -252 (-30.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hardin:

  • MARSHALL CO HOSP (about 7 miles; BENTON, KY)
  • MURRAY-CALLOWAY CO HOSP (about 11 miles; MURRAY, KY)
  • JACKSON PURCHASE MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; MAYFIELD, KY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hardin:

  • BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 38 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: PAH)
  • CAMPBELL AAF (about 57 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: HOP)
  • WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 84 miles; MARION, IL; Abbreviation: MWA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hardin:

  • KYLE-OAKLEY FIELD (about 10 miles; MURRAY, KY; Abbreviation: CEY)
  • KENTUCKY DAM STATE PARK (about 17 miles; GILBERTSVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: M34)
  • MAYFIELD GRAVES COUNTY (about 20 miles; MAYFIELD, KY; Abbreviation: M25)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hardin:

  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 45 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
  • AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,744)
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 88 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 90 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)