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Harlan, KY

2,160 Population
1.4 square miles 1,588.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±3.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Harlan County: 40.9 ±0.6
  • a little higher than the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$22,316 ±$3,782 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Harlan County: $22,319 ±$1,482
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Kentucky: $35,821 ±$245
$32,408 ±$4,547 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Harlan County: $41,693 † ±$4,836
  • about half the amount in Kentucky: $63,726 ±$429

33.1% ±10.6% (715  ±260) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Harlan County: 27.4% † 6,874 (±3.2% / ±792)
  • more than double the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 708,321 (±0.3% / ±11,594)

21.8 minutes ±7 (14,005  ±5,992) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Harlan County: 23.8 † 168,465 (±2.4 / ±21,631)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,402,560 (±0.2 / ±384,929)

Families

1,047 ±170 Number of households
  • Harlan County: 10,731 ±247
  • Kentucky: 1,814,469 ±5,224
2.1 ±0.1 (2,160  ±369) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Harlan County: 2.4 25,195 (±0.1 / ±22)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Kentucky: 2.4 4,413,943

1.8% ±3% (11  ±19) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Harlan County: 3.6% † 197 (±1.8% / ±98)
  • about one-third of the rate in Kentucky: 5.4% 55,780 (±0.2% / ±1,896)

Housing

1,178 ±163 Number of housing units
  • Harlan County: 13,036 ±30
  • Kentucky: 2,023,116 ±474

$89,200 ±$23,021 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Harlan County: $73,700 ±$5,865
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Kentucky: $205,600 ±$1,096

9.9% ±3.8% (213  ±89.5) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Harlan County: 10% † 2,544 (±2.4% / ±619)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 12.5% 560,545 (±0.2% / ±9,289)

Social

78.8% ±18.1% (1,231  ±198.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Harlan County: 81.7% 14,669 (±4.1% / ±741.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 88.9% 2,753,821 (±0.4% / ±12,191.4)
26.3% ±4.7% (410  ±98.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about double the rate in Harlan County: 13.1% † 2,343 (±1.7% / ±301.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Kentucky: 27.6% 853,791 (±0.2% / ±7,457.5)

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

0.6% ±0.7% (13  ±16) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Harlan County: 0.4% 99
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Kentucky: 4.7% 211,210

4.1% ±2.3% (69  ±40) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Harlan County: 5.7% † 1,115 (±1.1% / ±221)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Kentucky: 6.5% 228,692 (±0.1% / ±3,138)
69 Total veterans ±40 67 Male ±39 2 Female ±5

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