County profile
Hardin County, OH
United States · GDP 2024
#1585 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 52% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
6,502
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
421
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
30,072
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$62.5k±$3.3k
Bachelor's degree+
19.5%±2.2%
Poverty rate
17.3%±3.2%
Business applications
215 · 2025
Retail establishments
67
22.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing29%
Education23%
Food & accommodation16%
Retail trade14%
Health care13%
Professional services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
30,072
residents · 2025 · -2.1% since 2020
Income per capita $44.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−520
International migration+127
Natural change−237
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$917.6M2019
$907.7M2020
$1.0B2021
$1.2B2022
$1.3B2023
$1.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$151.2k±$9.4k
Median gross rent
$793/mo±$46/mo
Vacancy rate
9.2%±1.9%
Affordability
3.1× wages
Residential permits
$7.2M
24 units · 0.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
24.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 65Hail 59Strong wind 56
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2332016
2372017
2512018
2562019
2742020
3032021
3372022
3862023
4072024
4302025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ 0% since 2021242021
152022
122023
242024
242025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
31.0 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
1.6 km
CSXT
Nearest port
107.9 km
THE ANDERSONS-TOLEDO-EDWIN DRIVE ELEVATORS
Nearest commercial airport
81.5 km
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.2k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hardin?
Hardin's economy produced $1.4B in 2024, growing 8.2% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.