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Harlan, KY

2,304 Population
1.4 square miles 1,694.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±5.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Harlan County: 41.2 ±0.6
  • about the same as the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$22,100 ±$3,101 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Harlan County: $21,681 ±$1,627
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Kentucky: $34,960 ±$241
$30,365 ±$7,553 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Harlan County: $37,198 † ±$3,833
  • about half the amount in Kentucky: $62,417 ±$401

32.3% ±9% (743  ±231) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Harlan County: 27.2% † 6,930 (±3.7% / ±931)
  • about double the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 707,480 (±0.2% / ±10,444)

22.9 minutes ±6 (15,720  ±5,414) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Harlan County: 23.5 160,750 (±2.3 / ±19,800)
  • a little less than the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,734,136 (±0.1 / ±320,197)

Families

1,025 ±137 Number of households
  • Harlan County: 10,500 ±219
  • Kentucky: 1,791,991 ±5,353
2.3 ±0 (2,304  ±311) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Harlan County: 2.4 25,585 (±0.1 / ±15)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Kentucky: 2.5 4,388,482

1.2% ±2.6% (8  ±17) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Harlan County: 2.1% † 117 (±1.2% / ±68)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Kentucky: 5.3% 53,943 (±0.2% / ±1,856)

Housing

1,178 ±134 Number of housing units
  • Harlan County: 13,012 ±32
  • Kentucky: 2,010,655 ±372

$112,500 ±$39,387 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Harlan County: $73,100 ±$4,727
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Kentucky: $192,300 ±$1,018

14% ±6% (319  ±142.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Harlan County: 10.7% † 2,781 (±2.3% / ±597.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 12.9% 574,533 (±0.2% / ±9,944)

Social

81.7% ±16.3% (1,280  ±171.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Harlan County: 79.3% 14,513 (±3.9% / ±722.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 88.5% 2,725,191 (±0.4% / ±12,155.7)
26.5% ±4.3% (415  ±91.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in Harlan County: 12.7% † 2,326 (±1.5% / ±278)
  • about the same as the rate in Kentucky: 27% 830,856 (±0.2% / ±6,979.9)

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

0.5% ±0.6% (12  ±14) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Harlan County: 0.2% 59
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 4.4% 199,605

3.3% ±1.9% (56  ±33) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Harlan County: 6.1% † 1,214 (±1.3% / ±258)
  • about half the rate in Kentucky: 6.8% 235,118 (±0.1% / ±3,869)
56 Total veterans ±33 52 Male ±33 4 Female ±6

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