Harlan vs South Wallins

A side-by-side comparison of Harlan and South Wallins: population, income, housing, and more.

Harlan and South Wallins are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Harlan has the higher population (2,304 vs 948 in South Wallins). Harlan has the higher median household income ($30,365 vs $29,153 in South Wallins). Harlan has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $58,200 in South Wallins).

Population, income & housing

	Harlan	South Wallins
Population	2,304	948
Median age	39.5 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$30,365	$29,153
Median home value	$112,500	$58,200
Median gross rent	$516	—
Housing units	1,178	457
Homeownership rate	42.6%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	2.8%
Unemployment rate	13.3%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harlan	South Wallins
Population	1,447 → 2,304 (+59.2%)	849 → 948 (+11.7%)
Median household income	$24,432 → $30,365 (+24.3%)	$50,329 → $29,153 (-42.1%)
Median home value	$91,400 → $112,500 (+23.1%)	$52,800 → $58,200 (+10.2%)
Median gross rent	$391 → $516 (+32.0%)	$663 → $784 (+18.3%)

Harlan

Population

1,4472,304

Median household income

$24,432$30,365

Median home value

$91,400$112,500

Median gross rent

$391$516

South Wallins

Population

849948

Median household income

$50,329$29,153

Median home value

$52,800$58,200

Median gross rent

$663$784

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harlan	South Wallins
Under 5	8.4%	3.7%
5 to 17	17.1%	32.3%
18 to 24	6.5%	4.3%
25 to 34	14.6%	10.4%
35 to 44	12.5%	9.7%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.9%
55 to 64	12.8%	8.9%
65 to 74	12.0%	15.1%
75 and over	5.5%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harlan	South Wallins
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	4.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harlan	South Wallins
No high school diploma	18.3%	20.7%
High school graduate	25.9%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	2.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harlan	South Wallins
Drove alone	74.5%	75.9%
Carpooled	16.0%	24.1%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harlan	South Wallins
1-unit, detached	55.3%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	32.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	26.9%

Poverty & households

	Harlan	South Wallins
Poverty rate	32.2%	23.2%
Average household size	2.25	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	23	—
Median year structure built	1963	1979