Hardin is a tiny city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 554 people and just one neighborhood, Hardin is the largest community in Missouri. Hardin has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
When you are in Hardin, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.36% of Hardin’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Hardin is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hardin who work in sales jobs (11.88%), management occupations (9.94%), and office and administrative support (9.12%).
Also of interest is that Hardin has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.29% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The overall crime rate in Hardin is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hardin has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hardin a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Hardin is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The rate of college-level education in Hardin is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.04% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hardin in 2022 was $29,319, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,276 for a family of four. However, Hardin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Hardin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hardin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hardin include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Welsh.
The most common language spoken in Hardin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Hardin, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 11 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 96.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
There is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (1.1%) living in the neighborhood.
In addition, the neighborhood stands out within Missouri for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 7.5% of college-friendly places to live in MO.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Hardin are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 52.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.2% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 59.8% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 37.7% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 26.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.3%), and 12.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.1% of households.
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Hardin, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (15.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.3%), and residents who report English roots (8.1%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (1.3%).
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (35.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (77.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (12.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.