Harvey County is a county of 33,756 people in Kansas. Few US counties rank higher on income. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $180,300. 4% of locals were born outside the United States. Renters pay $900 a month at the median. Density works out to 63 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,368, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Harvey County
What changed most since 1990
White share91.7% → 81.2%(−10.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree20.3% → 30.1%(+9.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)25.8%(428)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.4%(371)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.5%(605)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.2%(102)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,658 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
Harvey County, decade by decade
Harvey 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
31,028
$66,095
$113,523
20.3%
19.5
2000
32,869
$74,518
$138,446
23.0%
27.0
2010
34,684
$67,043
$148,604
25.5%
34.0
2020
34,024
$71,246
$158,777
32.0%
42.2
2024
33,756
$74,368
$180,300
30.1%
40.5
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.
