Hardy is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 6,429 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hardy is the 105th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hardy is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hardy is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hardy who work in sales jobs (12.46%), food service (10.29%), and office and administrative support (8.63%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.73% 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 town 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, Hardy has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hardy a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small town, Hardy does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Hardy overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Hardy, 21.24% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Hardy in 2022 was $41,323, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $165,292 for a family of four. However, Hardy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Hardy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hardy residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hardy include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in Hardy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
