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Harlan, IA Urban Area

4,683 Population
2.6 square miles 1,802.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.4 ±4.8 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,468 ±$4,838 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$56,954 ±$9,292 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.9% ±4% (410  ±183) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

13.8 minutes ±2.4 (25,575  ±5,808) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,959 ±138 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.2 (4,579  ±175) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1% ±1.9% (10  ±19) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,139 ±140 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$149,400 ±$15,272 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.4% ±3.4% (392  ±161.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.8% ±8.5% (3,010  ±314.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
20.7% ±4.7% (672  ±157.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • 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

2.5% ±1.4% (118  ±66) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.2% ±2.8% (343  ±106) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
343 Total veterans ±106 336 Male ±105 7 Female ±12

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