Harper County, KS

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2022 Population

5,457

1.23% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

41.5

0.48% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

15.5%

11.8% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$53,032

1.62% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$81,000

13% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Harper County, KS had a population of 5.46k people with a median age of 41.5 and a median household income of $53,032. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Harper County, KS declined from 5,525 to 5,457, a −1.23% decrease and its median household income grew from $52,188 to $53,032, a 1.62% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Harper County, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (87.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.96%), White (Hispanic) (3.41%), Other (Hispanic) (2.38%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.21%).

None of the households in Harper County, KS 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.

98.2% of the residents in Harper County, KS are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Harper County, KS was $81,000, and the homeownership rate was 73.6%.

Most people in Harper County, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Harper County, KS was 2 cars per household.

Harper County, KS borders Barber County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Alfalfa County, OK, and Grant County, OK.

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Population & Diversity

Harper County, KS is home to a population of 5.46k people, from which 98.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 2.02% of Harper County, KS residents were born outside of the country (110 people).

In 2022, there were 22.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.78k people) in Harper County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 216 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 186 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.2%

2022 Citizenship

98.5%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.2% of Harper County, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Harper County, KS was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Harper County, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Harper County, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.78k ± 33
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
216 ± 46
White (Hispanic)
186 ± 74

7.11%

Hispanic Population

388 people

7.11% of the people in Harper County, KS are hispanic (388 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Harper County, KS as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

2.02%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

110 people

1.7%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

94 people

As of 2022, 2.02% of Harper County, KS residents (110 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Harper County, KS was 1.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Harper County, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
110 ± 49
Vietnam
101 ± 38
Gulf War (1990s)
27 ± 19

Harper County, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.09 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Harper County, KS employs 2.17k people. The largest industries in Harper County, KS are Health Care & Social Assistance (425 people), Manufacturing (354 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (219 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing ($63,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,219), and Utilities ($58,984).

Employment

Occupations

2.17k

2022 Value

± 208

−3.22%

1 Year decline

± 13.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Harper County, KS declined at a rate of −3.22%, from 2.24k employees to 2.17k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Harper County, KS, are Production Occupations (254 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (193 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (192 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Harper County, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

2.17k

2022 Value

± 208

−3.22%

1 Year decline

± 13.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Harper County, KS declined at a rate of −3.22%, from 2.24k employees to 2.17k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Harper County, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (425 people), Manufacturing (354 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (219 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Harper County, KS, though some of these residents may live in Harper County, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,490

Median earning men ± $4,684

$25,475

Median earning women ± $2,241

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,417), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,063), and Public Administration ($56,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,000), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($40,556), and Manufacturing ($40,341).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.11%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% 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 Kansas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

26
Other Services (except Public Administration)
14
Retail Trade
13
Finance and Insurance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Harper County, KS went to Donald J. Trump with 81% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.83%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas 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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (81%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.83%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Harper County, KS went to Donald J. Trump with 81% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.83%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Harper County, KS for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Roger Marshall

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

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 Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kansas

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.872% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.778% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (605k), Some college (553k), and Bachelors Degree (450k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Harper County, KS was $81,000 in 2022, which is 0.287 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $71,700 to $81,000, a 13% increase. The homeownership rate in Harper County, KS is 73.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Harper County, KS have an average commute time of 16.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Harper County, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Harper County, KS is $53,032. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Harper County, KS was Census Tract 9616 with a value of $58,378, followed by Census Tract 9618 and Census Tract 9617, with respective values of $51,167 and $41,176.

Property

$81,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$7,065

$1,609

Median Property Taxes

±$162

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 Harper County, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

73.6%

Homeownership

2022

59.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 73.6% of the housing units in Harper County, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Harper County, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9616
Census Tract 9618
Census Tract 9617

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Harper County, KS was Census Tract 9616 with a value of $58,378, followed by Census Tract 9618 and Census Tract 9617, with respective values of $51,167 and $41,176.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Harper County, KS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$53,032

Median Household Income

± $4,490

2.19k

Number of Households

± 193

In 2022, the median household income of the 2.19k households in Harper County, KS grew to $53,032 from the previous year's value of $52,188.

The following chart displays the households in Harper County, KS 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Harper County, KS is from Kansas.

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.46

2021 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2022, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.512% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (80.6%)
Carpooled (8.41%)
Worked At Home (5.42%)

In 2022, 80.6% of workers in Harper County, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.41%) and those who worked at home (5.42%).

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.

Commute Time

16.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Harper County, KS have a shorter commute time (16.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.19% of the workforce in Harper County, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Harper County, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Harper County, KS (825 out of 5.31k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Harper County, KS is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.2% of the population of Harper County, KS has health coverage, with 37.8% on employee plans, 16% on Medicaid, 17.2% on Medicare, 19.4% on non-group plans, and 0.904% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Harper County, KS see 1779 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.82% decrease from the previous year (1812 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1333 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1777 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,779 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Harper County, KS

Primary care physicians in Harper County, KS see an average of 1,779 patients per year. This represents a 1.82% decrease from the previous year (1,812 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Harper County, KS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.1% under 18 years, 14.1% between 18 and 34 years, 36.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.79%

Uninsured

37.8%

Employer Coverage

16%

Medicaid

17.2%

Medicare

19.4%

Non-Group

0.904%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Harper County, KS declined by 12.6% from 10.1% to 8.79%.

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