Hardeman County, TX

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2020 Population

3,958

0.33% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

44.6

2.53% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

14.1%

1.74% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$47,188

12.7% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$53,100

23.2% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Hardeman County, TX had a population of 3.96k people with a median age of 44.6 and a median household income of $47,188. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Hardeman County, TX grew from 3,945 to 3,958, a 0.33% increase and its median household income grew from $41,859 to $47,188, a 12.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hardeman County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (66.8%), White (Hispanic) (16.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.76%), Other (Hispanic) (5.15%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.41%).

None of the households in Hardeman County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.7% of the residents in Hardeman County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Hardeman County, TX was $53,100, and the homeownership rate was 69.3%.

Most people in Hardeman County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14 minutes. The average car ownership in Hardeman County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Hardeman County, TX borders Harmon County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Childress County, TX, Cottle County, TX, Foard County, TX, and Wilbarger County, TX.

Population & Diversity

Hardeman County, TX is home to a population of 3.96k people, from which 94.7% are citizens. As of 2020, 6.77% of Hardeman County, TX residents were born outside of the country (268 people).

In 2020, there were 3.98 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.64k people) in Hardeman County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 664 White (Hispanic) and 228 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

94.7%

2020 Citizenship

93.3%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 94.7% of Hardeman County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Hardeman County, TX was 93.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hardeman County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hardeman County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.64k ± 164
White (Hispanic)
664 ± 170
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
228 ± 102

23.4%

Hispanic Population

926 people

23.4% of the people in Hardeman County, TX are hispanic (926 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Hardeman County, TX as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

6.77%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

268 people

7.38%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

291 people

As of 2020, 6.77% of Hardeman County, TX residents (268 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hardeman County, TX was 7.38%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hardeman County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
75 ± 66
Korea
75 ± 72
Gulf War (2001-)
26 ± 30

Hardeman County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Hardeman County, TX employs 1.93k people. The largest industries in Hardeman County, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (446 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (187 people), and Retail Trade (184 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($78,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,173), and Utilities ($70,464).

Employment

Occupations

1.93k

2020 Value

± 254

13.4%

1 Year growth

± 15.9%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Hardeman County, TX grew at a rate of 13.4%, from 1.7k employees to 1.93k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hardeman County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (280 people), Management Occupations (217 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (181 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hardeman County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.93k

2020 Value

± 254

13.4%

1 Year growth

± 15.9%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Hardeman County, TX grew at a rate of 13.4%, from 1.7k employees to 1.93k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hardeman County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (446 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (187 people), and Retail Trade (184 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hardeman County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Hardeman County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,349

Median earning men ± $1,592

$20,769

Median earning women ± $2,218

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($178,056), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($42,452), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,552).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($40,958), Public Administration ($37,788), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($35,417).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Texas. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

23
Other Services, Except Public Administration
17
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
16
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Electronics
$292B
Gasoline
$210B
Fuel oils
$178B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas product (by dollars) was Electronics with $292B, followed by Gasoline ($210B) and Fuel oils ($178B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Texas products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.36T

2020 Value in Texas

$4.5T

Projected 2050 Value in Texas

90.9% growth

In 2020, total outbound Texas trade was $2.36T. This is expected to increase 90.9% to $4.5T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Texas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Most Common Trade Partners

Louisiana
$78.1B
California
$76.4B
Michigan
$74.9B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Louisiana with $78.1B, followed by California with $76.4B and Michigan and $74.9B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Texas shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Hardeman County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 84.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (15.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.57%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 36 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (84.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (15.3%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.57%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Hardeman County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 36 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2020, 1.35% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.35% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (5.56M), Some college (5.02M), and Bachelors Degree (3.9M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hardeman County, TX was $53,100 in 2020, which is 0.231 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $43,100 to $53,100, a 23.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Hardeman County, TX is 69.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Hardeman County, TX have an average commute time of 14 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hardeman County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$53,100

Median Property Value 2020

±$7,964

$1,159

Median Property Taxes

±$171

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hardeman County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hardeman County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69.3%

Homeownership

2020

59.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 69.3% of the housing units in Hardeman County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hardeman County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9501

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Hardeman County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$47,188

Median Household Income

± $7,994

1.67k

Number of Households

± 219

In 2020, the median household income of the 1.67k households in Hardeman County, TX grew to $47,188 from the previous year's value of $41,859.

The following chart displays the households in Hardeman County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hardeman County, TX is from Texas.

0.478

2020 Wage GINI in Texas

0.48

2019 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2020, the income inequality in Texas was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (77.2%)
Carpooled (19.9%)
Worked At Home (1.45%)

In 2020, 77.2% of workers in Hardeman County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (19.9%) and those who worked at home (1.45%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

14 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hardeman County, TX have a shorter commute time (14 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 0.527% of the workforce in Hardeman County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hardeman County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hardeman County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hardeman County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hardeman County, TX (555 out of 3.93k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hardeman County, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

86.9% of the population of Hardeman County, TX has health coverage, with 39.6% on employee plans, 15.2% on Medicaid, 19.8% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 1.98% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Texas was $6,998 in 2014. This is a 5.06% increase from the previous year ($6,661).

Primary care physicians in Hardeman County, TX see 784 patients per year on average, which represents a 21.4% decrease from the previous year (998 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 983 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1311 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Texas. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Texas, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

784 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hardeman County, TX

Primary care physicians in Hardeman County, TX see an average of 784 patients per year. This represents a 21.4% decrease from the previous year (998 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Hardeman County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Texas across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.1% under 18 years, 17.1% between 18 and 34 years, 39.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13.1%

Uninsured

39.6%

Employer Coverage

15.2%

Medicaid

19.8%

Medicare

10.4%

Non-Group

1.98%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hardeman County, TX declined by 5.47% from 13.9% to 13.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hardeman County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hardeman County, TX.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2021, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 33.5% in Hardeman County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hardeman County, TX.

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