Hardy County, West Virginia Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Hardy County is 1st in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in People per household

Hardy County is 4th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Hardy County is 5th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Race - Asian

Hardy County is 7th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Foreign born residents

Hardy County is 7th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Home median value

Hardy County is 11th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Size in square miles

Hardy County is 15th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Hardy County is 19th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Hardy County is 20th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Size Demographics
	Hardy County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Current population (2012)	13,866	40th	1,855,413	313,914,040
Size in square miles	582.3	11th	24,038.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	24.1	50th	77.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Hardy County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents younger than 5	5.3%	32nd	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.5%	27th	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	18.6%	20th	16.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Hardy County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	79.8%	31st	82.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	9.3%	45th	17.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Hardy County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Race - White	95.0%	41st	94.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.9%	15th	3.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	37th	0.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.0%	5th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	37th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.9%	45th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	4th	1.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	92.2%	45th	92.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Hardy County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Female residents	49.5%	44th	50.7%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.7%	7th	1.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Hardy County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Housing units	8,100	36th	881,752	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	5.7%	35th	12.0%	25.9%
Households	4,829	43rd	740,080	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	76.2%	36th	74.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$134,100	7th	$96,500	$186,200
People per household	2.9	1st	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	26	19th	2,718	829,658

Income Demographics
	Hardy County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Income per capita	$19,193	30th	$22,010	$27,915
Income per household	$33,060	42nd	$39,550	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.9%	43rd	17.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Hardy County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Non-farm private establishments	245	36th	38,150	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	4,964	28th	568,344	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	902	39th	120,381	27,092,908
Retail sales	$132,083	33rd	$20,538,829	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,736	21st	$11,340	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$10,841	35th	$2,553,258	$613,795,732