Harman is a city of 119 people in West Virginia. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 50.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 31.9% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The foreign-born share is 0%. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $150,000.
At a glance
Older
median age 50.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
8% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 121%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Harman
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.0% → 7.7%(−4.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age32.5 → 50.1(+17.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate13.8% → 31.9%(+18.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)61.5%(8)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era7.7%(1)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 13 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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Over time
Harman, decade by decade
Harman population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
127
$29,701
$114,003
12.0%
0.0
2000
126
$38,503
$67,948
9.5%
2.0
2010
143
$25,894
$107,893
7.2%
0.0
2020
95
$27,620
–
6.8%
20.2
2024
119
–
$150,000
7.7%
4.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
