Editing Hardin County, Tennessee (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 1462
|1830= 4868
|1840= 8245
|1850= 10328
|1860= 11214
|1870= 11768
|1880= 14793
|1890= 17698
|1900= 19246
|1910= 17521
|1920= 17291
|1930= 16213
|1940= 17806
|1950= 16908
|1960= 17397
|1970= 18212
|1980= 22280
|1990= 22633
|2000= 25578
|2010= 26026
|2020= 26831
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=July 20, 2019}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 5, 2015}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=April 5, 2015}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/tn190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=April 5, 2015}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=April 5, 2015}}</ref> 2010-2014<ref name="QF"/>
}}
{{Stack|[[Image:USA Hardin County, Tennessee.csv age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|150px|Age pyramid Hardin County<ref>Based on [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] data</ref>]]}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Hardin County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US47071&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|24,272
|90.46%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|805
|3.0%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|81
|0.3%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|148
|0.55%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|960
|3.58%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|565
|2.11%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 26,831 people, 10,137 households, and 7,203 families residing in the county.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 25,578 people, 10,426 households, and 7,444 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|44|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 12,807 housing units at an average density of {{convert|22|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 94.91% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 3.69% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.16% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.30% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. 1.02%.<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 45.1% were of [[American ancestry|American]], 9.8% [[Irish Americans|Irish]], 9.7% [[English Americans|English]] and 9.5% [[German Americans|German]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]].

Of the 10,426 households 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% were married couples living together, 10.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 25.50% of households were one person and 11.80% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.87.

The age distribution was 23.10% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 26.60% from 25 to 44, 26.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.20 males.

The median household income was $27,819 and the median family income was $34,157. Males had a median income of $28,357 versus $18,806 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,598. About 14.60% of families and 18.80% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.80% of those under age 18 and 17.80% of those age 65 or over.