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

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 N/A%.

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.

Population & Diversity

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

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Harper County, KS
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.78k ± 33
  2. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    216 ± 46
  3. White (Hispanic)
    186 ± 74
7.11%
Hispanic Population
388 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.

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.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    110 ± 49
  2. Vietnam
    101 ± 38
  3. 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.

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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).

Occupations

2.17k
2022 Value
± 208
−3.22%
1 Year decline
± 13.4%

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.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

2.17k
2022 Value
± 208
−3.22%
1 Year decline
± 13.4%

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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A
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Median earning women ± N/A

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 89
    Manufacturing
  2. 62
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
  3. 50
    Wholesale Trade

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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.

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran
Senator from Kansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Roger Marshall
Senator from Kansas2
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.

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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.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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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.

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Educational Attainment

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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.

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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 N/A%, 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.

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Rent vs Own

N/A%
Homeownership
N/A
59.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9616
  2. Census Tract 9618
  3. 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).

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Household Income

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$53,032
Median Household Income
± $4,490
2.19k
Number of Households
± 193

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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.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (80.6%)
  2. Carpooled (8.41%)
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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Uninsured People

8.79%
Uninsured
37.8%
Employer Coverage
16%
Medicaid
17.2%
Medicare
19.4%
Non-Group
0.904%
Military or VA

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Health Outcomes

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Health Behaviors

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In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36.9% in Harper County, KS.

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