COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Harlan County

Nebraska · 3,810 residents · 553 sq mi

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Harlan County is a county of 3,810 people in Nebraska. The median age is 41.3, about 8 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $28,500. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 29% less than in Nebraska as a whole. Households take in $18,478 at the median, 39% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,810

+1%vs 2000

vs 3,786 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.3

−7%vs 2000

vs 44.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

553 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(244)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(326)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(227)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.1%(195)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.8%(105)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.7%(482)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(515)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(375)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.2%(427)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.1%(500)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.9%(300)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3%(114)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,478

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,679 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,721

−38%vs 2000

vs $15,618 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.9%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$28,500

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$262

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $370 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.7%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.3% in 2000

22.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(3,729)

Black0.1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(29)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(3,799)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(12)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.3%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.4%(41)

Spaniard0.2%(7)

Asian origin

Japanese0.9%(26)

Filipino0.2%(7)

Ancestry

German39.7%(1,131)

English13.3%(378)

Swedish7.5%(213)

Irish6.6%(188)

American2.5%(72)

Dutch2.2%(63)

Czech1.8%(50)

French1.6%(46)

Scottish1.6%(45)

Danish1.3%(38)

Polish1.2%(34)

Norwegian1%(29)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

British1%(28)

Italian0.9%(27)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(13)

Subsaharan African0.4%(12)

Hungarian0.3%(9)

Austrian0.2%(7)

Welsh0.2%(7)

French Canadian0.1%(3)

Russian0.1%(3)

Arab0.1%(2)

Lebanese0.1%(2)

Swiss0.1%(2)

Belgian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.9%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.9%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.6 min

+77%vs 2000

vs 13.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

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 married23.4%(277)

Married64.9%(769)

Widowed4.1%(49)

Divorced7.6%(90)

Women 15+

Never married16.8%(192)

Married63.4%(727)

Widowed10.1%(116)

Divorced9.7%(111)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.5%

−1.3 ptssince 2013

from 9.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.9%

−7.5 ptssince 2020

from 58.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

32.1%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 30.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.9%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.3%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 6.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.0%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 79.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.6%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.5% 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)11.7%(21)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.8%(23)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.6%(73)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.7%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 180 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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