Harlan County, Nebraska

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Harlan County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate, and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (90th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Harlan County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,847	1,978,707	334,922,499	3043rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$70,625	$76,475	$80,734	1154th of 3,221
Median Age	47.3	37.2	38.9	430th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.2%	34.6%	35.7%	824th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$145,800	$238,600	$332,700	2316th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$657	$1,072	$1,413	2918th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.7%	10.6%	12.5%	3051st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.3%	3.0%	5.2%	3086th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	5.1	25.8	n/a	2849th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.2%	8.0%	14.1%	1919th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.7	n/a	n/a	548th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	85.8%	66.5%	65.2%	90th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.1	19.2	26.4	2703rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.5%	11.0%	15.1%	1633rd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.5%	n/a	n/a	1764th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.4%	48.8%	46.9%	261st of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.7%	n/a	n/a	1896th 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, Nebraska

Statistic	Harlan County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.8%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	11.3	41.3	61.4

Age in Harlan County, Nebraska

Statistic	Harlan County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	47.3	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	21.9%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.3%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	7.7%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.5%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	28.6%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Harlan County, Nebraska

Statistic	Harlan County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	1,197	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.8%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.6%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	5.4%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.3%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	20.1%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Harlan County, Nebraska

Statistic	Harlan County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$44,768	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.8%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.4%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.5%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	14.4%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.7%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.8%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.3%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Harlan County, Nebraska

Statistic	Harlan County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	1,884	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.9%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.8%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	36.5%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,965.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	14.2%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	21.3%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,876	$3,549	n/a

Education in Harlan County, Nebraska

Statistic	Harlan County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	6.1%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.3%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.4%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.3%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.9%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Harlan County, Nebraska

Statistic	Harlan County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.1%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.4%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.3%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	53.9%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.8%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.1%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Harlan County, Nebraska

Statistic	Harlan County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.6%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.5%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.7%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.4%	9.5%	16.7%

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