CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Harvest

Alabama · 2,124 residents · 12.3 sq mi

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Harvest is home to 2,124 people in Alabama. That is roughly 74% ahead of the Alabama median. 86% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has fallen 30% since 2000. The poverty rate is 4.0%, under the national 13.2%. Households take in $41,051 a year at the median, 36% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,124

−30%vs 2000

vs 3,054 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

31.4

−12%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

12.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(161)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(170)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(189)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(163)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(147)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(371)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.8%(356)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.1%(258)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.2%(132)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.7%(122)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.7%(37)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(18)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$41,051

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,319 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,893

−40%vs 2000

vs $23,322 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.0%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$74,100

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $104,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$347

+38%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $331 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

86.2%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.9% in 2000

13.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic75.9%(2,317)

Black18.8%(573)

Hispanic / Latino1%(30)

Asian1.1%(34)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic81.8%(1,737)

Black15.5%(330)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(26)

Asian0.7%(14)

Other2%(43)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6%(360)

Puerto Rican2%(118)

Asian origin

Korean1.4%(86)

Ancestry

Irish17.3%(1,028)

German13%(777)

English10.7%(638)

American6.2%(367)

Polish4%(240)

Italian2.5%(149)

West Indian1.9%(115)

Scottish1.6%(98)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian1.3%(78)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(74)

Hungarian1%(60)

Swedish1%(58)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.6%(38)

Austrian0.6%(37)

Jamaican0.6%(37)

Czech0.5%(27)

Russian0.4%(26)

Dutch0.4%(22)

Subsaharan African0.4%(22)

British0.2%(10)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.5%

−14.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.7%

−9.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.2%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

No data for the years selected.

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25.9%(626)

Married60.8%(1,471)

Widowed4.5%(109)

Divorced8.8%(213)

Women 15+

Never married25.3%(636)

Married52.9%(1,329)

Widowed8.1%(203)

Divorced13.7%(343)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.5%

−2.2 ptssince 2013

from 4.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 67.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.2%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.8%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.5%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 5.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.2%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 84.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 31.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)15.7%(116)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)45.8%(339)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era8.9%(66)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 740 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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