Hardy County, WV Demographic Data
Hardy County, WV Summary
Hardy County is located in West Virginia
- Population: 13,912
- Area: 584.48 sq. miles
- Land Area: 582.31 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.17 sq. miles
- Population Density: 23.80 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,071.85 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Hardy County, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,007
50%
50.8
Male
6,935
50%
49.2
Total Population
13,942
323,128,000
Hardy County, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
757
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
702
5.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
807
5.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
864
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
641
4.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,590
11.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,722
12.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,093
15.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,063
7.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
974
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,647
11.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
714
5.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
368
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
11,114
79.7%
77.2
Female
5,643
50.8%
51.3
Male
5,471
49.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
10,737
77.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,400
24.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,729
19.6%
15.2
Female
1,435
52.6%
55.8
Male
1,294
47.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Hardy County, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
13,908
99.8%
96.8
White
13,106
94.0%
72.6
Black or African American
580
4.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
17
0.1%
0.8
Asian
182
1.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
36
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
108
0.8%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
38
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
23
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
34
0.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
576
4.1%
17.8
Mexican
274
2.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
58
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
85
0.6%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
159
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
13,366
95.9%
82.2
Hardy County, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
772
7.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,230
12.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,786
47.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,355
13.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
537
5.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,028
10.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
463
4.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,002
19.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,169
80.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,491
14.7%
31.2
Hardy County, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,843
24.3%
33.7%
Now Married
6,346
54.4%
47.5
Divorced
1,512
12.9%
11.0%
Separated
173
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
802
6.9
5.8%
Hardy County, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
12,345
93.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
840
6.4%
21.6%
Spanish
456
3.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
101
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
156
1.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
127
1.0%
1.1%
Hardy County, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
321
6.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
344
6.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
882
16.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
768
14.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
964
18.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
949
17.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
616
11.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
357
6.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
69
1.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
80
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
39,840
57,617
Per capita income
21,956
31,128
Hardy County, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
253
4.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
554
9.1%
9.8
Construction
304
5.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,244
20.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
188
3.1%
6.6
Information
64
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,529
25.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
231
3.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
277
4.5%
11.4
Public administration
318
5.2%
4.6
Retail trade
611
10.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
334
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
189
3.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
721
11.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,242
20.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,757
28.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,026
16.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,350
22.1%
18.1%
Hardy County, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,051
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,867
80.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
570
9.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
11
0.2%
5.1
Walked
404
6.7%
2.7
Other means
11
0.2%
1.8
Worked at home
188
3.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.8
26.6
Hardy County, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
478
8.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,540
28.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,032
38.0%
37.1
3 or more
1,300
24.3%
21.0
Hardy County, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,350
65.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,934
73.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,416
26.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,792
34.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Hardy County, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,142
1 room
166
2.0%
2.4
2 rooms
327
4.0%
2.7
3 rooms
706
8.7%
9.1
4 rooms
1,166
14.3%
16.5
5 rooms
1,959
24.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,668
20.5%
17.8
7 rooms
861
10.6%
12.0
8 rooms
584
7.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
705
8.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Hardy County, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,142
1-unit, detached
5,907
72.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
52
0.6%
5.9
2-units
77
0.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
111
1.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
343
4.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
59
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
9
0.1%
9.0
Mobile home
1,573
19.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
11
0.1%
0.1
Hardy County, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,015
12.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
283
3.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
333
4.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
818
10.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,545
19.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,671
20.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,283
15.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,096
13.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
72
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
26
0.3%
1.4%
Hardy County, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
308
5.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
802
15.0%
4.7
Electricity
2,686
50.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
384
7.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,147
21.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
22
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
1
0.0%
1.1
Hardy County, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,019
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
6
0.3%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
38
1.9%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
51
2.5%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
82
4.1%
11.8%
Less than $500
135
6.7%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
716
35.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
991
49.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
819
40.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
321
15.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
294
14.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
193
9.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
392
19.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Hardy County, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,300
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
48
3.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
433
33.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
819
63.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
116
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
613
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
309
24.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
216
17.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
133
10.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
162
12.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
146
11.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
285
22.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
165
0.0%
0.0%
Hardy County, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,934
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
469
11.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,080
27.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
860
21.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
599
15.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
563
14.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
225
5.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
125
3.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
13
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
121,100
205,000
