Harlan County, Kentucky

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Harlan County, Kentucky is among the lowest in the country for median home value, and among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (156th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Harlan County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	25,772	4,534,824	334,922,499	1624th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$41,693	$63,726	$80,734	3044th of 3,221
Median Age	40.9	39.1	38.9	1829th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.0%	27.6%	35.7%	3024th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$73,700	$205,600	$332,700	3188th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$678	$967	$1,413	2835th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	27.4%	16.1%	12.5%	176th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.5%	4.9%	5.2%	156th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	55.3	114.8	n/a	1443rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.4%	4.7%	14.1%	3087th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	67.0	n/a	n/a	3033rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.6%	68.3%	65.2%	2075th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.8	24.0	26.4	1718th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.8%	10.2%	15.1%	2449th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.1%	n/a	n/a	2480th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.2%	46.6%	46.9%	1426th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.5%	n/a	n/a	2247th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Harlan County, Kentucky

Statistic	Harlan County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.5%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	11.6	32.5	61.4

Age in Harlan County, Kentucky

Statistic	Harlan County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	40.9	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	23.7%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.6%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.2%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.5%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Harlan County, Kentucky

Statistic	Harlan County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	10,731	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	70.4%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.1%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.2%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.1%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	21.0%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Harlan County, Kentucky

Statistic	Harlan County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$22,319	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	32.8%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.0%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.1%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.3%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	27.4%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	55.1%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	26.5%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Harlan County, Kentucky

Statistic	Harlan County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	13,036	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.4%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.7%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.7%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.4%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.4%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$732	$1,544	n/a

Education in Harlan County, Kentucky

Statistic	Harlan County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	18.3%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.8%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.9%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.4%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.7%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Harlan County, Kentucky

Statistic	Harlan County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	41.7%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.8%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.8%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.3%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.1%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Harlan County, Kentucky

Statistic	Harlan County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	83.7%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.0%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.3%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.7%	5.5%	16.7%

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