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Harlan, IA Urban Area

4,825 Population
2.6 square miles 1,856.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48.3 ±5.8 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$35,983 ±$4,343 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$54,475 ±$9,289 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

11.1% ±4.1% (525  ±194) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

13.9 minutes ±3 (27,310  ±6,828) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

2,086 ±143 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.3 ±0.2 (4,725  ±97) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

3.1% ±3.5% (30  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

2,248 ±116 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$134,600 ±$19,966 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

8.2% ±3.2% (393  ±155.7) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

93% ±9% (3,233  ±364) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
21.2% ±4.3% (736  ±156.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

2.3% ±4.8% (110  ±230) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

9.7% ±2.4% (374  ±96) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
374 Total veterans ±96 365 Male ±95 9 Female ±14

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