County profile
Hardin County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#1351 of 3,127 US counties by GDP72nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 58% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
8,993
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
872
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
58,723
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.2%
Median HH income
$75.8k±$5.2k
Bachelor's degree+
21.0%±2.1%
Poverty rate
12.1%±2.0%
Business applications
663 · 2025
Retail establishments
152
25.9/10k 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
Retail trade31%
Food & accommodation18%
Construction18%
Health care13%
Manufacturing10%
Other services10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
58,723
residents · 2025 · +4.2% since 2020
Income per capita $59.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,424
International migration+136
Natural change−194
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.4B2019
$1.3B2020
$1.6B2021
$1.7B2022
$1.7B2023
$1.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$205.7k±$10.1k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$52/mo
Vacancy rate
11.5%±1.9%
Affordability
4.1× wages
Residential permits
$110.8M
374 units · 6.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
69.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 90Ice storm 88Hurricane 87
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3162016
3302017
3452018
3652019
3802020
4102021
4552022
4632023
4882024
5192025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -20% since 20214652021
5082022
3902023
3152024
3742025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
36.0 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
6.1 km
BNSF
Nearest port
31.9 km
COOKS LAKE
Nearest commercial airport
55.3 km
JACK BROOKS RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.3k
avg. annual pay · +12% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hardin?
Hardin's economy produced $1.9B in 2024, growing 6.4% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.