Harlan, IA

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,891
US Senator
Chuck Grassley
Republican Party
US Senator
Joni Ernst
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
44.6
7.47% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
9.05%
17.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$57,488
4.67% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$152,500
10.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,161
1.23% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Harlan, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.8% of the residents in Harlan, IA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Harlan, IA was $152,500, and the homeownership rate was 72.3%.

Most people in Harlan, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Harlan, IA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Harlan, IA is home to a population of 4.89k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.41% of Harlan, IA residents were born outside of the country (118 people).

In 2024, there were 30.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.42k people) in Harlan, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 145 Other (Hispanic) and 110 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%
2024 Citizenship
98.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.8% of Harlan, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Harlan, IA was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Harlan, IA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.42k ± 145
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    145 ± 68
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    110 ± 84
4.78%
Hispanic Population
234 people

In 2024, there were 30.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.42k people) in Harlan, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 145 Other (Hispanic) and 110 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.78% of the people in Harlan, IA are hispanic (234 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Harlan, IA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    42,808 ± 5,046 people
  2. India
    12,283 ± 2,716 people
  3. China
    7,889 ± 2,178 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 42,808 Iowa residents, followed by India with 12,283 and China with 7,889.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.41%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
118 people
2.25%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
110 people

As of 2024, 2.41% of Harlan, IA residents (118 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Harlan, IA was 2.25%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    71 ± 48
  2. Vietnam
    69 ± 55
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    59 ± 46

Harlan, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.03 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Harlan, IA employs 2.16k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Harlan, IA were Retail Trade (370 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (364 people), and Manufacturing (257 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($106,250), Construction ($90,547), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,566).

Employment

Occupations

2.16k
2024 Value
± 285
−1.23%
1 Year decline
± 20.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Harlan, IA declined at a rate of −1.23%, from 2.19k employees to 2.16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Harlan, IA, are Sales & Related Occupations (309 people), Management Occupations (219 people), and Material Moving Occupations (187 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Harlan, IA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.16k
2024 Value
± 285
−1.23%
1 Year decline
± 20.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Harlan, IA declined at a rate of −1.23%, from 2.19k employees to 2.16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Harlan, IA, are Retail Trade (370 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (364 people), and Manufacturing (257 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Harlan, IA, though some of these residents may live in Harlan, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$56,369
Median earning men ± $7,950
$36,178
Median earning women ± $4,102

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($90,547), Wholesale Trade ($83,214), and Public Administration ($79,306).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,441), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($63,182), and Manufacturing ($51,477).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.
Y-Axis
1.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Harlan, IA. Showing the available data for Iowa.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (55.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.789%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley
Senator from Iowa3
Assumed office on January 3, 1981
Joni Ernst
Senator from Iowa2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Harlan, IA was $152,500 in 2024, which is 0.458 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $137,500 to $152,500, a 10.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Harlan, IA is 72.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Harlan, IA have an average commute time of 13.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Harlan, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$152,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$11,831
$1,458
Median Property Taxes
±$218

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Harlan, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Harlan, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

72.3%
Homeownership
2024
58%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 72.3% of the housing units in Harlan, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$57,488
Median Household Income
± $12,331
2.02k
Number of Households
± 276

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.02k households in Harlan, IA grew to $57,488 from the previous year's value of $54,923.

The following chart displays the households in Harlan, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Harlan, IA is from Iowa.
0.441
2023 Wage GINI in Iowa
0.442
2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2023, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (78.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.2%)
  3. Carpooled (5.23%)

In 2024, 78.8% of workers in Harlan, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.2%) and those who carpooled to work (5.23%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

13.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Harlan, IA have a shorter commute time (13.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.619% of the workforce in Harlan, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Harlan, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Harlan, IA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.05% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Harlan, IA (434 out of 4.79k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Harlan, IA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

98.3% of the population of Harlan, IA has health coverage, with 45.2% on employee plans, 17.5% on Medicaid, 16.4% on Medicare, 16.6% on non-group plans, and 2.63% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Iowa see 1,385 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,385 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1411 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 466 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.3% under 18 years, 14.3% between 18 and 34 years, 37.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

1.71%
Uninsured
45.2%
Employer Coverage
17.5%
Medicaid
16.4%
Medicare
16.6%
Non-Group
2.63%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Harlan, IA declined by 51.4% from 3.52% to 1.71%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Harlan, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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