2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 19,288. The median age was 39.9 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.5 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 91.1% White, 3.7%
Black or African American, 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
Asian, 0.0%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 0.7% from some other race, and 4.0% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.7% of the population. There were 7,418 households in the county, of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 24.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 8,816 housing units, of which 15.9% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 73.6% were owner-occupied and 26.4% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.5%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 17,445 people, 6,769 households, and 4,812 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 8,045 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 92.58%
White, 6.20%
Black or
African American, 0.22%
Native American, 0.11%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 0.18% from
other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 6,769 households, out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were
married couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.05. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.70% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $25,378, and the median income for a family was $31,746. Males had a median income of $26,994 versus $19,418 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $13,495. About 18.60% of families and 22.40% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 28.40% of those under age 18 and 22.00% of those age 65 or over.
Amish settlement The
Amish settlement in Hart County mainly between Munfordville and
Horse Cave was founded in 1989. It has ties to the
Geauga Amish settlement in
Ohio, from where many of the Hart County Amish came. It is the fastest-growing Amish settlement in America and had 14 church districts and a total population of about 1,800 . According to ARDA,in 2020,the Amish population was 2,486 or 12.9% of the total population. ==Religion==