With 5,400 people, Harper County is a county in Kansas. The typical home is worth $83,800, having more than doubled since 2000. Density works out to 7 people per square mile. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. Renters pay $690 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $53,488, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Harper County
What changed most since 1990
Population7,124 → 5,400(−24%)US over the same years: +35%
White share97.3% → 86.1%(−11.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate12.0% → 17.3%(+5.3 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)36.4%(104)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7%(20)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36%(103)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 286 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
Harper County, decade by decade
Harper County 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
7,124
$50,944
$79,682
10.9%
6.7
2000
6,536
$54,242
$84,525
14.0%
8.0
2010
6,034
$54,907
$88,328
16.3%
17.6
2020
5,485
$59,733
$91,145
16.4%
31.8
2024
5,400
$53,488
$83,800
22.8%
31.3
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.
