Hardin County Profile

Compiled by
The County Information Project, Texas Association of Counties

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Map of County

POPULATION (Census Bureau)
County Population     «History»   «Group Quarters»
Estimate 2011:55,246more
Census 2010:54,635more
Census 2000:48,073more
Population of the County Seat (Kountze)
Census 2010:2,123 
Census 2000:2,115 
POPULATION OF PLACES IN HARDIN COUNTY - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Note: City and town populations include only those parts of each place found within this county. Use our «Town & City Search» to find the total population of each place.
Hardin County:54,635more
Kountze city (part):2,123more
Lumberton city (part):11,943more
Rose Hill Acres city:441more
Silsbee city (part):6,611more
Sour Lake city:1,813more
Balance of Hardin County:31,704more
GENERAL INFORMATION
County Size in Square Miles (Census Bureau and EPA)
Land Area:890.6more
Water Area:7.0more
Total Area:897.6more
Population Density Per Square Mile
2010:61.35more
DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnicity - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent Hispanic:4.9%more
Race - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent White Alone:91.6%more
Percent African American Alone:6.2%more
Percent American Indian and Alaska Native Alone:0.5%more
Percent Asian Alone:0.6%more
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone:0.0%more
Percent Multi-Racial:1.1%more
Age - 2011 (Census Bureau)
17 and Under:25.7%more
65 and Older:13.8%more
85 and Older:1.5%more
Median Age:38.3more
Income
Per Capita Income - 2010 (BEA):$36,468more
Total Personal Income - 2010 (BEA):$1,948,270,000more
Median Household Income - 2009 (Census Bureau):$49,556more
Poverty - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Percent of Population in Poverty:13.0%more
Percent of Population under 18 in Poverty:17.6%more
Wages (BEA)
Average Wage Per Job - 2010:$34,008more
Average Wage Per Job - 2009:$33,453 
Average Wage Per Job - 2008:$34,234 
Average Wage Per Job - 2007:$32,581 
Average Wage Per Job - 2006:$31,462 
Annual Unemployment Rate, Not Adjusted (Texas Workforce Commission)
Unemployment Rate - 2011:9.4more
Unemployment Rate - 2010:9.4 
Unemployment Rate - 2009:8.4 
Unemployment Rate - 2008:5.4 
Unemployment Rate - 2007:4.7 
County Business Patterns (Census Bureau):     «CBP 2009»
COUNTY FINANCES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Property Taxes - 2010
Total County Tax Rate:     «Historic Tax Rate» «Detailed Tax Rates»$0.538924more
Total Market Value:     «Values and Levies»$3,236,758,630more
Total Appraised Value Available for County Taxation:$2,458,221,500more
Total Actual Levy:$13,247,944more
For property tax information about a specific property, contact the Appraisal District.
Sales Tax Allocation History
CY 2011:$N/Amore
CY 2010:$N/A 
CY 2009:$N/A 
CY 2008:$N/A 
CY 2007:$N/A 
INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Road and Bridge - 2010
County Roads, Construction:$0more
County Roads, Maintenance:$3,778,243more
County Roads, Rehabilitation:$0more
County Bridges, Construction:$0more
County Bridges, Maintenance:$0more
County Bridges, Rehabilitation:$0more
Right of Way Acquisition:$0more
Utility Construction:$0more
Other Road Expenditures:$0more
Total Road and Bridge Expenditures:$3,778,243more
COUNTY ROAD MILES (TXDOT)
Centerline Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):300 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):215 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:3 
Total Centerline Miles:519more
Lane Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):601 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):431 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:6 
Total Lane Miles:1,037more

Special Districts in Hardin County.
School Districts in Hardin County.
History of City Tax Rates in Hardin County.

Airports in Hardin County.
Hospitals in Hardin County.
Prisons in Hardin County.