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Harlan, IA

4,891 Population
4.4 square miles 1,106.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.6 ±4.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Shelby County: 44.3 ±0.7
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,556 ±$4,683 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Shelby County: $40,510 ±$2,800
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$57,488 ±$12,331 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Shelby County: $72,738 † ±$9,091
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.1% ±3.9% (434  ±186) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Shelby County: 7.6% † 882 (±1.8% / ±202)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

13.7 minutes ±2.4 (26,515  ±5,831) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Shelby County: 18.5 91,365 (±1.5 / ±9,733)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,017 ±133 Number of households
  • Shelby County: 4,882 ±155
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (4,787  ±27) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Shelby County: 2.4 11,557 (±0.1 / ±14)
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

0.9% ±1.8% (10  ±19) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Shelby County: 1.9% † 45 (±1.1% / ±26)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,229 ±135 Number of housing units
  • Shelby County: 5,441 ±34
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$152,500 ±$11,831 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Shelby County: $164,000 ±$7,530
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8% ±3.3% (392  ±161.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Shelby County: 8.9% † 1,049 (±2.2% / ±261.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93% ±8.5% (3,109  ±317.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Shelby County: 95.4% 7,805 (±5% / ±413.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
22.1% ±4.8% (740  ±164.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Shelby County: 24.1% † 1,970 (±2.8% / ±232.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.4% ±1.4% (118  ±66) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Shelby County: 1.6% 192
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10% ±2.7% (383  ±104) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Shelby County: 8.6% † 784 (±1.5% / ±132)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
383 Total veterans ±104 376 Male ±104 7 Female ±12

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