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Harlan Independent School District, KY

2,625 Population
5.5 square miles 476.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.2 ±6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Harlan County: 40.9 ±0.6
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$23,783 ±$3,515 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Harlan County: $22,319 ±$1,482
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Kentucky: $35,821 ±$245
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$33,155 ±$5,476 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
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

28.8% ±8.7% (755  ±260) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Harlan County: 27.4% † 6,874 (±3.2% / ±792)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 708,321 (±0.3% / ±11,594)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.1 minutes ±5.3 (16,025  ±6,447) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Harlan County: 23.8 † 168,465 (±2.4 / ±21,631)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,402,560 (±0.2 / ±384,929)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,288 ±195 Number of households
  • Harlan County: 10,731 ±247
  • Kentucky: 1,814,469 ±5,224
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.1 (2,625  ±432) 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
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.6% ±2.8% (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)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,466 ±195 Number of housing units
  • Harlan County: 13,036 ±30
  • Kentucky: 2,023,116 ±474
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$93,600 ±$38,463 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Harlan County: $73,700 ±$5,865
  • about half the amount in Kentucky: $205,600 ±$1,096
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.2% ±3.2% (213  ±89.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Harlan County: 10% † 2,544 (±2.4% / ±619)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kentucky: 12.5% 560,545 (±0.2% / ±9,289)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

81.8% ±17.9% (1,613  ±242.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as 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)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
22.2% ±3.9% (438  ±103.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Harlan County: 13.1% † 2,343 (±1.7% / ±301.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 27.6% 853,791 (±0.2% / ±7,457.5)
  • 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

0.5% ±0.6% (13  ±16) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Harlan County: 0.4% 99
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 4.7% 211,210
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.7% ±2.2% (99  ±50) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Harlan County: 5.7% † 1,115 (±1.1% / ±221)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Kentucky: 6.5% 228,692 (±0.1% / ±3,138)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
99 Total veterans ±50 97 Male ±50 2 Female ±5

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