Statewide Claims to Fame

Harlan is 2nd in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Female residents

Harlan is 7th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - White

Harlan is 7th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Harlan is 7th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Harlan is 20th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Harlan, Iowa Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Harlan Rank Iowa US
Current population (2012) 5,085 80th 3,074,186 313,914,040
Size in square miles 4.4 72nd 55,857.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,162.6 52nd 54.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Harlan Rank Iowa US
Residents younger than 5 6.1% 65th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.8% 41st 23.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 21.8% 7th 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Harlan Rank Iowa US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 90.1% 41st 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 19.2% 50th 24.9% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Harlan Rank Iowa US
Race - White 97.0% 7th 92.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.5% 65th 3.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% 20th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.6% 63rd 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 54th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.9% 77th 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.9% 68th 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 95.8% 7th 88.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Harlan Rank Iowa US
Female residents 53.6% 2nd 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.1% 72nd 4.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Harlan Rank Iowa US
Housing units 2,410 69th 1,340,529 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 20.1% 56th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 2,274 71st 1,219,137 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 71.1% 34th 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $109,700 40th $121,300 $186,200
People per household 2.2 64th 2.4 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Harlan Rank Iowa US
Income per capita $25,499 29th $26,110 $27,915
Income per household $44,514 41st $50,451 $52,762
Income below poverty line 11.8% 45th 11.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Harlan Rank Iowa US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 681 60th 259,931 27,092,908
Retail sales $99,807 61st $39,234,649 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $19,736 30th $13,172 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $5,938 68th $4,737,719 $613,795,732

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